1-alkyl-5-arylidene-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on and derivative thereof, preparation method therefor, and composition comprising same for preventing, alleviating or treating neurodegenerative diseases

ABSTRACT

The present invention relates to 1-alkyl-5-arylidene-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-ons and derivatives thereof, a method for producing the same, and a composition for prevention, improvement or treatment of neurodegenerative disease containing the same. Specifically, 1-alkyl-5-arylidene-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-ons and derivatives thereof, which are novel compounds of the present invention, can be used as an excellent composition for prevention, improvement or treatment of neurodegenerative disease.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to1-alkyl-5-arylidene-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-ons and derivativesthereof, a method for producing the same, and a composition forprevention, improvement or treatment of neurodegenerative diseasecontaining the same. Specifically,1-alkyl-5-arylidene-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-ons and derivativesthereof, which are novel compounds of the present invention, can be usedas an excellent composition for prevention, improvement or treatment ofneurodegenerative disease.

BACKGROUND ART

Neurodegenerative disease (ND) is a disease in which nerve cells in thehuman brain degenerate and cause brain function abnormalities, andincludes Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, Huntington’s disease,Lou Gehrig’s disease, multiple sclerosis, and Lewy body related disease,and the like.

Parkinson’s disease (PD), one of the representative neurodegenerativediseases, occurs most often in the elderly over 60 years of age, and isexpected to become a more serious problem in the future along with theaging phenomenon since this disease significantly deteriorates thepatient’s quality of life upon onset but is hardly treated or improved.

The number of patients with Parkinson’s disease reaches 6.3 millionworldwide, of which more than 120,000 deaths occur every year. In Koreaas well, the number of patients with Parkinson’s disease is more than100,000 and the severity is increasing.

The fundamental pathology of Parkinson’s disease is the death ofdopaminergic neuronal cells in the substantia nigra, resulting in damageto the signal transduction pathway, but the cause of dopaminergicneuronal cell death has not been clearly revealed.

Recently, a large number of studies on the cause of dopaminergicneuronal cell death have been conducted in the pathological aspect.Among others, the result that oxidative stress by activation of NADPHoxidase (NOX), an enzyme in vivo, induces the dopaminergic neuronal celldeath in Parkinson’s disease and the result that NOX overexpression isfound in dopaminergic neuronal cells of the substantia nigra of patientswith Parkinson’s disease (PD) suggest that there is a deep connectionbetween NOX and Parkinson’s disease.

As another pathological phenomenon, it has been reported that abnormalaccumulation and aggregation of α-synuclein is the cause of Parkinson’sdisease. It has been observed that α-synuclein accumulation andaggregation are increased in the substantia nigra of patients withParkinson’s disease. As a result, it has been revealed that oxidativestress causes overexpression and aggregation of α-synuclein and NOXactivation, and these changes are deeply involved in the development ofParkinson’s disease.

Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2), a protein involvedin the process of counteracting oxidative stress, is also known to beassociated with Parkinson’s disease.

As medicines for Parkinson’s disease, dopaminergic target drugs aremainly developed and some non-dopamine target drugs are being developed.In addition, studies on new targets, deep brain stimulation, and celltherapy products are in progress. In Korea, studies on existing targetsis progressing to the extent of developing incrementally modified drugsof existing medicines. Overseas, it is known that the development ofanti-Parkinson drugs has been sluggish, to the extent that the MAO-Binhibitor Xadago, as a combination therapy with existing drugs, has beendeveloped as an adjuvant in about 10 years.

However, currently used anti-Parkinson drugs have several fundamentallimitations. Currently used anti-Parkinson drugs are to the extent ofsimply quantitatively supplementing (dopa therapy) the lack of dopamine,which is the main cause of Parkinson’s disease or using dopamineagonists with great side effects. Most of these drugs have only theeffect of delaying the worsening of symptoms but not treat the diseaseas well as have a problem in that side effects related to dyskinesia andvarious forms of mental disorders appear continuously. As a result,these drugs have limitations in not being fundamental treatment for thedopamine nervous system.

For the fundamental treatment of neurodegenerative diseases (ND),particularly Parkinson’s disease, normalizing the dopamine productionpathway (normalization of nerve cells) by inhibiting dopaminergicneuronal cell death is the most fundamental and complete treatment.Therefore, there is an urgent need for the development of a novelmedicine that inhibits nerve cell death and protects nerve cells throughthe normalization of dopamine pathway.

Accordingly, for the fundamental treatment of neurodegenerative diseases(ND) including Parkinson’s disease, the present inventors have developeda novel compound that inhibits the generation of reactive oxygen speciesby inhibiting NOX enzyme and simultaneously inhibits the aggregation andfibrosis of core protein α-synuclein as well as activates nuclear factorerythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) and inhibits dopaminergic neuronalcell death, thereby exhibiting an effect of protecting nerve cells,confirmed the effect of the novel compound to treat neurodegenerativediseases (ND) such as Parkinson’s disease, and thus completed thepresent invention.

SUMMARY OF INVENTION Technical Problem

An object of the present invention is to provide1-alkyl-5-arylidene-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-ons and derivativesthereof having an effect of inhibiting NOX enzyme directly or indirectlyinvolved in nerve cell death, inhibiting aggregation and fibrosis ofα-synuclein, and activating nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2(Nrf2) for fundamental treatment of neurodegenerative diseases (ND)including Parkinson’s disease, and to provide a method for producing thesame.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a composition forprevention, improvement or treatment of neurodegenerative disease (ND)containing a 1-alkyl-5-arylidene-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on and aderivative thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as anactive ingredient.

Solution to Problem

The present invention provides a compound represented by the followingChemical Formula 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Thepresent invention also provides a pharmaceutical composition forprevention or treatment of neurodegenerative disease containing acompound represented by the following Chemical Formula 1 or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

where,

-   R₁ and R₁’ are each independently selected from the group consisting    of hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, an aryl group,    heteroaryl, benzyl, and a phenethyl group, or R₁ and R₁’ may bond to    each other to form a single ring;-   R₂ and R₃ are each independently hydrogen, halo, cyano, alkyl,    alkoxy, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl,    heterocycloalkyl-alkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, or heteroaryl; and-   the alkyl, alkoxy, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl,    heterocycloalkyl-alkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, or heteroaryl may not be    substituted or may be substituted with one or more groups selected    from the group consisting of hydroxy; halogen; alkyl;    -alkyl-hydroxy; -heterocycloalkyl-alkyl-hydroxy; -NH    alkyl-O-alkyl-hydroxy; -NH alkyl-O-alkyl-halogen; -NH    alkyl-heterocycloalkyl; alkoxy; amino; dialkylamino; nitro; cyano;    carbonyl; cycloalkyl; heterocycloalkyl unsubstituted or substituted    with alkyl; aryl; and heteroaryl.

In an embodiment, R₁ and R₁’ are each independently selected from thegroup consisting of hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₃-C₈ cycloalkyl, C₃-C₈heterocycloalkyl, C₆-C₁₀ aryl, C₅-C₁₀ heteroaryl, benzyl and a phenethylgroup, or R₁ and R₁’ may bond to each other to form a single ring.

In an embodiment,

may be

In an embodiment, R₂ may be hydrogen; C₁-C₁₂ alkyl unsubstituted orsubstituted with halogen; C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl; -C₁-C₆ alkyl-C₃-C₁₀heterocycloalkyl containing one or more heteroatoms selected from thegroup consisting of N, S and O; -C₆-C₁₀ aryl unsubstituted orsubstituted with halogen or C₁-C₁₂ alkyl; or -C₁-C₆ alkyl-C₆-C₁₀ aryl.

In an embodiment, R₂ may be hydrogen; C₁-C₁₂ alkyl; C₁-C₆ alkylsubstituted with halogen; C₃-C₈ cycloalkyl; -C₁-C₆ alkyl-C₃-C₁₀heterocycloalkyl containing heteroatoms N and O; -C₆-C₁₀ arylunsubstituted or substituted with halogen or C₁-C₆ alkyl; or -C₁-C₆alkyl-C₆-C₁₀ aryl.

In an embodiment, R₂ may be hydrogen; C₁-C₁₂ alkyl; C₁-C₆ alkylsubstituted with halogen; C₃-C₈ cycloalkyl; -C₁-C₆ alkyl-morpholine;phenyl unsubstituted or substituted with halogen or C₁-C₆ alkyl; or-C₁-C₆ alkylphenyl.

In an embodiment, R₃ is C₆-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl, C₆-C₁₀ aryl or C₆-C₁₀heteroaryl, and the heterocycloalkyl, aryl or heteroaryl may not besubstituted or may be substituted with one or more groups selected fromthe group consisting of hydroxy; halogen; C₁-C₆ alkyl; -C₁-C₆alkyl-hydroxy; -C₃-C₈ heterocycloalkyl-C₁-C₆ alkyl-hydroxy; -NHC₁-C₆alkyl-O-C₁-C₆ alkyl-hydroxy; -NHC₁-C₆ alkyl-O-C₁-C₆ alkyl-halogen;-NHC₁-C₆ alkyl-C₃-C₈ heterocycloalkyl; C₁-C₆ alkoxy; amino; di-C₁-C₆alkylamino; and C₃-C₈ heterocycloalkyl unsubstituted or substituted withC₁-C₆ alkyl.

In an embodiment, R₃ is C₆-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl having a heteroatom N,C₆-C₁₀ aryl or C₆-C₁₀ heteroaryl having a heteroatom N, and theheterocycloalkyl, aryl or heteroaryl may not be substituted or may besubstituted with one or more groups selected from the group consistingof hydroxy; halogen; C₁-C₆ alkyl; -C₁-C₆ alkyl-hydroxy; -C₃-C₈heterocycloalkyl-C₁-C₆ alkyl-hydroxy; -NHC₁-C₆ alkyl-O-C₁-C₆alkyl-hydroxy; -NHC₁-C₆ alkyl-O-C₁-C₆ alkyl-halogen; -NHC₁-C₆alkyl-C₃-C₈ heterocycloalkyl; C₁-C₆ alkoxy; amino; di-C₁-C₆ alkylamino;and C₃-C₈ heterocycloalkyl unsubstituted or substituted with C₁-C₆alkyl.

In an embodiment, R₃ is phenyl, naphthyl, pyridine, piperazine, orimidazole, and the phenyl, naphthyl, pyridine, piperazine, or imidazolemay not be substituted or may be substituted with one or more groupsselected from the group consisting of hydroxy; halogen; C₁-C₆ alkyl;-C₁-C₆ alkyl-hydroxy; -piperazine-C₁-C₆ alkyl-hydroxy; -NHC₁-C₆alkyl-O-C₁-C₆ alkyl-hydroxy; -NHC₁-C₆ alkyl-O-C₁-C₆ alkyl-halogen;-NHC₁-C₆ alkyl-morpholine; C₁-C₆ alkoxy; amino; di-C₁-C₆ alkylamino;pyrrolidine; piperidine; piperazine unsubstituted or substituted withC₁-C₆ alkyl; and morpholine.

In an embodiment, the compound of the present invention may be acompound selected from the group consisting of the compounds listed inthe following Table 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

TABLE 1 Compound Chemical name Structural formula 1 (1aaa)5-(2,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-3-phenyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

2 (1aab)5-(2,3-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-3-phenyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

3 (1aac)5-(4-(dimethylamino)benzylidene)-1-methyl-3-phenyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

4 (1aad)5-(3,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-3-phenyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

5 (1aae)5-(3,5-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-3-phenyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

6 (1aaf)5-(2,6-dimethoxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-3-phenyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

7 (1aak)1-methyl-3-phenyl-5-(4-pyrrolidine-1-yl)benzylidene-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

8 (1aam)5-(3-hydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-3-phenyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

9 (1aan)1-methyl-3-phenyl-5-(pyridine-3-ylmethylene)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

10 (1aba)5-(2,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-3-(4-tolyl)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

11 (1abb)5-(2,3-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-3-(4-tolyl)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

12 (1abc)5-(4-(dimethylamino)benzylidene)-1-methyl-3-(4-tolyl)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

13 (1abd)5-(3,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-3-(4-tolyl)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

14 (1abe)5-(3,5-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-3-(4-tolyl)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

15 (1abh)1-methyl-5-(4-piperidine-1-yl)benzylidene-3-(4-tolyl)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

16 (1abi)5-(4-bromobenzylidene)-1-methyl-2-selenoxo-3-(4-tolyl)imidazolidine-4-on

17 (1abk)1-methyl-5-(4-pyrrolidine-1-yl)benzylidene-2-selenoxo-3-(4-tolyl)imidazolidine-4-on

18 (1abl)5-(4-hydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-2-selenoxo-3-(4-tolyl)imidazolidine-4-on

19 (1abn)1-methyl-5-(pyridine-3-ylmethylene)-2-selenoxo-3-(4-tolyl)imidazolidine-4-on

20 (1abt)1-methyl-5-(4-(4-methylpiperazine-1-yl)benzylidene)-2-selenoxo-3-(4-tolyl)imidazoline-4-on

21 (1abu)5-(4-(4-(2-hydroxyethyl)piperazine-1-yl)benzylidene)-1-methyl-2-selenoxo-3-(4-tolyl)imidazoline-4-on

22 (1abv) 5-(4-((2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethyl)amino)benzylidene)-1-methyl-2-selenoxo-3-(4-tolyl)imidazoline-4-on

23 (1abw) 1-methyl-5-(4-((2-morpholinoethyl)amino)benzylidene)-2-selenoxo-3-(4-tolyl)imidazoline-4-on

24 (1aca)5-(2,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-3-(4-ethylphenyl)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

25 (1acc)5-(4-(dimethylamino)benzylidene)-3-(4-ethylphenyl)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

26 (1acd)5-(3,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-3-(4-ethylphenyl)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

27 (1ace)5-(3,5-dihydroxybenzylidene)-3-(4-ethylphenyl)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

28 (1ach)3-(4-ethylphenyl)-1-methyl-5-(4-(piperidine-1-yl)benzylidene)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

29 (1aci)5-(4-bromobenzylidene)-3-(4-ethylphenyl)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

30 (1ack)3-(4-ethylphenyl)-1-methyl-5-(4-pyrrolidine-1-yl)benzylidene)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

31 (1acn)3-(4-ethylphenyl)-1-methyl-5-(pyridine-3-ylmethylene)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

32 (1acs)3-(4-ethylphenyl)-1-methyl-5-(4-morpholidinobenzylidene)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

33 (1acu)3-(4-ethylphenyl)-5-(4-(4-(2-hydroxyethyl)piperazine-1-yl)benzylidene)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

34 (1acy) 3-(4-ethylphenyl)-5-(4-((2-(2-fluoroethoxy)ethyl)amino)benzylidene)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

35 (1ada)3-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-(2,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

36 (1adb)3-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-(2,3-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

37 (1add)3-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-(3,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

38 (1ade)3-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-(3,5-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

39 (1adn)3-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-methyl-5-(pyridine-3-ylmethylene)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

40 (1aeb)3-(3-chlorophenyl)-5-(2,3-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

41 (1aha)5-(2,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-3-phenethyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

42 (1ahb)5-(2,3-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-3-phenethyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

43 (1ahc)5-(4-(dimethylamino)benzylidene)-1-methyl-3-phenethyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

44 (1ahe)5-(3,5-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-3-phenethyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

45 (1ahh)1-methyl-3-phenethyl-5-(4-(piperidine-1-yl)benzylidene)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

46 (1ahj)5-(4-chlorobenzylidene)-1-methyl-3-phenethyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

47 (1ahk)1-methyl-3-phenethyl-5-(4-(pyrrolidine-1-yl)benzylidene)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

48 (1ahl)5-(4-hydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-3-phenethyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

49 (1ahm)5-(3-hydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-3-phenethyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

50 (1ahp)1-methyl-5-(naphthalene-2-ylmethylene)-3-phenethyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

51 (1ahq)1-methyl-5-((1-methyl-1H-imidazole-5-yl)methylene)-3-phenethyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

52 (1ahs)1-methyl-5-(4-morpholinobenzylidene)-3-phenethyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

53 (1ahu)5-(4-(4-(2-hydroxyethyl)piperazine-1-yl)benzylidene)-1-methyl-3-phenethyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

54 (1ahw) 1-methyl-5-(2-(morpholinoethyl)amino)benzylidene)-3-phenethyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

55 (1aia)3-cyclohexyl-5-(2,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

56 (1aib)3-cyclohexyl-5-(2,3-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

57 (1aic)3-cyclohexyl-5-(4-dimethylamino)benzylidene)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

58 (1aie)3-cyclohexyl-5-(3,5-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

59 (1aja)5-(2,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-3-hexyl-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

60 (1ajb)5-(2,3-dihydroxybenzylidene)-3-hexyl-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

61 (1ajc)5-(4-(dimethylamino)benzylidene)-3-hexyl-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

62 (1aje)5-(3,5-dihydroxybenzylidene)-3-hexyl-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

63 (1ajs)3-hexyl-1-methyl-5-(4-morpholinobenzylidene)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

64 (1ajv) 3-hexyl-5-(4-((2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethyl)amino)benzylidene)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

65 (1ajw) 3-hexyl-1-methyl-5-(4-((2-morpholinoethyl)amino)benzylidene)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

66 (1ajx)5-(4-fluorobenzylidene)-3-hexyl-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

67 (1ajy) 5-(4-((2-(2-fluoroethoxy)ethyl)amino)benzylidene)-3-hexyl-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

68 (1aka)3-cyclopentyl-5-(2,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

69 (1akb)3-cyclopentyl-5-(2,3-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

70 (1akc)3-cyclopentyl-5-(4-(dimethylamino)benzylidene)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

71 (1akd)3-cyclopentyl-5-(3,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

72 (lake)3-cyclopentyl-5-(3,5-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

73 (1ala)5-(2,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-3-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

74 (1alb)5-(2,3-dihydroxybenzylidene)-3-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

75 (1alc)5-(4-(dimethylamino)benzylidene-3-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

76 (laid)5-(3,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-3-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

77 (1ale)5-(3,5-dihydroxybenzylidene)-3-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

78 (1ama)5-(2,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-3-octyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

79 (1ame)5-(3,5-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-3-octyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

80 (1ana)3-decyl-5-(2,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

81 (1apa)5-(2,4-dihydroxybenzylidene-1-methyl-3-(2-morpholinoethyl)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

82 (1ape)5-(3,5-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-3-(2-morpholinoethyl)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

83 (1aqa)5-(2,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-3-(3-morpholinopropyl)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

84 (1aqe)5-(3,5-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-3-(3-morpholinopropyl)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

85 (1aqi)5-(4-chlorobenzylidene)-1-methyl-3-(3-morpholinopropyl)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

86 (1aqx)5-(4-fluorobenzylidene)-1-methyl-3-(3-morpholinopropyl)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

87 (1ara)5-(2,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-3-(5-fluorohexyl)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

88 (1are)5-(3,5-dihydroxybenzylidene)-3-(5-fluorohexyl)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

89 (1asa)5-(2,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-3-(5-fluoropentyl)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

90 (1ase)5-(3,5-dihydroxybenzylidene)-3-(5-fluoropentyl)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

91 (1ata)3-butyl-5-(2,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

92 (late)3-butyl-5-(3,5-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

93 (1aua)5-(2,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-3-pentyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

94 (1aue)5-(3,5-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-3-pentyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

95 (1baa)5-(2,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-ethyl-3-phenyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

96 (1bab)5-(2,3-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-ethyl-3-phenyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

97 (1bac)5-(4-(dimethylamino)benzylidene)-1-ethyl-3-phenyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

98 (1bad)5-(3,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-ethyl-3-phenyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

99 (1bae)5-(3,5-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-ethyl-3-phenyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

100 (1bce)5-(3,5-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-ethyl-3-(4-ethylphenyl)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

101 (1bci)5-(4-bromobenzylidene)-1-ethyl-3-(4-ethylphenyl)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

102 (1bck)1-ethyl-3-(4-ethylphenyl)-5-(4-pyrrolidine-1-yl)benzylidene-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

103 (1caa)1-benzyl-5-(2,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-3-phenyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

104 (1cab)1-benzyl-5-(2,3-dihydroxybenzylidene)-3-phenyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

105 (1cac)1-benzyl-5-(4-(dimethylamino)benzylidene)-3-phenyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

106 (1cad)1-benzyl-5-(3,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-3-phenyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

107 (1cae)1-benzyl-5-(3,5-dihydroxybenzylidene)-3-phenyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

108 (1cca)1-benzyl-5-(2,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-3-(4-ethylphenyl)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

109 (1ccd)1-benzyl-5-(3,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-3-(4-ethylphenyl)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

110 (1cce)1-benzyl-5-(3,5-dihydroxybenzylidene)-3-(4-ethylphenyl)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

111 (1cdb)1-benzyl-3-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-(2,3-dihydroxybenzylidene)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

112 (1cdd)1-benzyl-3-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-(3,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

113 (1aak HCl)1-methyl-3-phenyl-5-(4-(pyrrolidine-1-yl)benzylidene)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-onhydrochloride

114 (1abk HCl)1-methyl-5-(4-pyrrolidine-1-yl)benzylidene-2-selenoxo-3-(4-tolyl)imidazolidine-4-onhydrochloride

115 (1abt HCl)1-methyl-5-(4-(4-methylpiperazine-1-yl)benzylidene)-2-selenoxo-3-(4-tolyl)-imidazolidine-4-onhydrochloride

116 (1abw HCl) 1-methyl-5-(4-((2-morpholinoethyl)amino)benzylidene)-2-selenoxo-3-(4-tolyl)imidazoline-4-on hydrochloride

117 (1ach HCl)3-(4-ethylphenyl)-1-methyl-5-(4-(piperidine-1-yl)benzylidene)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-onhydrochloride

118 (1ajw HCl) 3-hexyl-1-methyl-5-(4-((2-morpholinoethyl)amino)benzylidene)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on hydrochloride

119 (1ahk HCl)1-Methyl-3-phenethyl-5-(4-(pyrrolidine-1-yl)benzylidene)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-onhydrochloride

120 (1akc HCl)3-cyclopentyl-5-(4-(dimethylamino)benzylidene)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-onhydrochloride

121 (1aqa HCl)5-(2,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-3-(3-morpholinopropyl)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-onhydrochloride

122 (1aqx HCl)5-(4-fluorobenzylidene)-1-methyl-3-(3-morpholinopropyl)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-onhydrochloride

In an embodiment, the neurodegenerative disease may be selected from thegroup consisting of Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease,Huntington’s disease, Lou Gehrig’s disease, and Lewy body relateddisease.

The present invention also provides a method for producing a compoundrepresented by the following Chemical Formula 1 or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt thereof, which includes:

-   reacting an amine compound represented by the following Chemical    Formula 5 with formic acid to produce a formamide compound    represented by the following Chemical Formula 6;

-   reacting the formamide compound with selenium (Se) under a condition    containing one or more selected from the group consisting of    triphosgene, dichloromethane, and triethylamine to produce an    isoselenocyanate compound represented by the following Chemical    Formula 7;

-   reacting the isoselenocyanate compound with an amino acid compound    represented by the following Chemical Formula 8 in a solvent to    produce a 1-alkyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on compound represented    by the following Chemical Formula 9; and

-   reacting the 1-alkyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on compound with an    aldehyde-based compound represented by the following Chemical    Formula 10 to produce the compound represented by Chemical Formula    1.

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-   where,

-   R₁ and R₁’ are each independently selected from the group consisting    of hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, an aryl group,    heteroaryl, benzyl, and a phenethyl group, or R₁ and R₁’ may bond to    each other to form a single ring;

-   R₂ and R₃ are each independently hydrogen, halo, cyano, alkyl,    alkoxy, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl,    heterocycloalkyl-alkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, or heteroaryl; and

-   the alkyl, alkoxy, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl,    heterocycloalkyl-alkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, or heteroaryl may not be    substituted or may be substituted with one or more groups selected    from the group consisting of hydroxy; halogen; alkyl;    -alkyl-hydroxy; -heterocycloalkyl-alkyl-hydroxy; -NH    alkyl-O-alkyl-hydroxy; -NH alkyl-O-alkyl-halogen; -NH    alkyl-heterocycloalkyl; alkoxy; amino; dialkylamino; nitro; cyano;    carbonyl; cycloalkyl; heterocycloalkyl unsubstituted or substituted    with alkyl; aryl; and heteroaryl.

In an embodiment,

may be

In an embodiment, R₂ may be hydrogen; C₁-C₁₂ alkyl; C₁-C₆ alkylsubstituted with halogen; C₃-C₈ cycloalkyl; -C₁-C₆ alkyl-morpholine;phenyl unsubstituted or substituted with halogen or C₁-C₆ alkyl; or-C₁-C₆ alkyl-phenyl.

In an embodiment, R₃ is phenyl, naphthyl, pyridine, piperazine, orimidazole, and the phenyl, naphthyl, pyridine, piperazine, or imidazolemay not be substituted or may be substituted with one or more groupsselected from the group consisting of hydroxy; halogen; C₁-C₆ alkyl;-C₁-C₆ alkyl-hydroxy; -piperazine-C₁-C₆ alkyl-hydroxy; -NHC₁-C₆alkyl-O-C₁-C₆ alkyl-hydroxy; -NHC₁-C₆ alkyl-O-C₁-C₆ alkyl-halogen;-NHC₁-C₆ alkyl-morpholine; C₁-C₆ alkoxy; amino; di-C₁-C₆ alkylamino;pyrrolidine; piperidine; piperazine unsubstituted or substituted withC₁-C₆ alkyl; and morpholine.

In an embodiment, the solvent may be one or more selected from the groupconsisting of dioxane, methanol, ethanol, acetonitrile, tetrahydrofuran(THF), dimethylformamide (DMF), dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), anddichloroethylene (DCE).

Advantageous Effects of Invention

A 1-alkyl-5-arylidene-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on or a derivativethereof, which is a novel compound of the present invention, regulatesNADPH oxidase, α-synuclein, and Nrf2 in the body and can be thususefully used for preventing, improving, or treating neurodegenerativedisease, particularly Parkinson’s disease.

The present invention can also provide a composition for prevention,improvement or treatment of neurodegenerative disease containing a1-alkyl-5-arylidene-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on and a derivativethereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 illustrates a reaction scheme schematically showing a method forproducing 1-alkyl-5-arylidene-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-ons andderivatives thereof;

FIG. 2 illustrates the reactive oxygen species generation inhibitoryeffect of Compound 1aaa (Compound 1) of the present invention in a caseof being treated with MPP⁺;

FIG. 3 illustrates the reactive oxygen species generation inhibitoryeffect of Compound 1aaa (Compound 1) of the present invention in a caseof being treated with rotenone;

FIG. 4 illustrates the cell viability by Compounds 1aaa (Compound 1),1aca (Compound 24), lace (Compound 27), 1ahe (Compound 44) and 1aje(Compound 62) of the present invention in a case of being treated withrotenone;

FIG. 5 illustrates the cell viability by Compounds 1aaa (Compound 1),1aca (Compound 24), lace (Compound 27), 1ahe (Compound 44) and 1aje(Compound 62) of the present invention in a case of being treated withMPP⁺;

FIG. 6 illustrates the expression levels of α-synuclein andphosphorylated α-synuclein analyzed through Western blotting;

FIG. 7 illustrates the amount of Nrf-2 in the nucleus analyzed throughWestern blotting;

FIG. 8 illustrates photomicrographs after midbrain substantia nigrastaining in a case of being treated with Compounds 1aaa (Compound 1),1aca (Compound 24), lace (Compound 27), 1ahe (Compound 44) and 1aje(Compound 62) of the present invention, and a graph quantitativelydisplaying the dopaminergic neuronal cell death inhibitory efficacy ofthe Compounds as a relative percentage (%) to that of a control group;

FIG. 9 illustrates photomicrographs after midbrain substantia nigrastaining in a case of being treated with Compounds 1abv (Compound 22),1abw (Compound 23) and 1ahs (Compound 52) of the present invention, anda graph quantitatively displaying the dopaminergic neuronal cell deathinhibitory efficacy of the Compounds as a relative percentage (%) tothat of a control group;

FIG. 10 illustrates photomicrographs after midbrain substantia nigrastaining in a case of being treated with Compounds 1aja (Compound 59)and 1abk (Compound 17) of the present invention, and a graphquantitatively displaying the dopaminergic neuronal cell deathinhibitory efficacy of the Compounds as a relative percentage (%) tothat of a control group;

FIG. 11 illustrates photomicrographs after midbrain substantia nigrastaining in a case of being treated with Compounds 1ajs (Compound 63),1ajy (Compound 67) and 1aqj (Compound 85) of the present invention, anda graph quantitatively displaying the dopaminergic neuronal cell deathinhibitory efficacy of the Compounds as a relative percentage (%) tothat of a control group;

FIG. 12 illustrates the results of beam test and challenge beam test ina case of being treated with Compounds lace (Compound 27), 1ahe(Compound 44), and 1abv (Compound 22) of the present invention; and

FIG. 13 illustrates the results of beam test and challenge beam test ina case of being treated with Compounds 1ajs (Compound 63), 1ajy(Compound 67), and 1abw (Compound 23) of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

Hereinafter, embodiments and examples of the present disclosure will bedescribed in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so thatthose skilled in the art can easily practice the present invention.However, the present disclosure may be implemented in various forms andis not limited to the embodiments and examples described herein.

Throughout the specification of the present disclosure, when it isdescribed that a part “includes” a certain component, this means thatthe part does not exclude other components but may further include othercomponents unless specifically stated otherwise.

In the case of description of temporal relation, for example, when theorder of temporal relation is described as ‘after’, ‘subsequently to’,‘then’, ‘before’ or the like, non-continuous cases may also be includedunless the expression ‘immediately’ or ‘directly’ is used otherwise.

Although first, second and the like are used to describe variouscomponents, these components are not limited by these terms. These termsare only used to distinguish one component from another component.Therefore, the first component mentioned below may also be the secondcomponent within the technical spirit of the present invention.

The term “at least one” should be understood to include all possiblecombinations presented from one or more related items. For example, “atleast one of a first item, a second item, or a third item” may mean notonly each of the first item, second item, and third item but also allpossible combinations presented from two or more items among the firstitem, the second item, and the third item.

The respective features of the various examples of the present inventioncan be partially or entirely bound or combined with each other,technically various interlocking and driving are possible, and therespective examples may be implemented independently of each other ormay be implemented together in an associative relation.

As used herein, the term “alkyl” is a hydrocarbon having primary,secondary, tertiary and/or quaternary carbon atoms, and includessaturated aliphatic groups which may be straight-chain, branched orcyclic, or combinations thereof. For example, an alkyl group may have 1to 20 carbon atoms (namely, C₁-C₂₀ alkyl), 1 to 10 carbon atoms (namely,C₁-C₁₀ alkyl), or 1 to 6 carbon atoms (namely, C₁-C₆ alkyl). Unlessdefined otherwise, alkyl refers to C₁-C₆ alkyl in preferred embodiments.Examples of suitable alkyl groups include, but are not limited to,methyl (Me, —CH₃), ethyl (Et, —CH₂CH₃), 1-propyl (n-Pr, n-propyl,—CH₂CH₂CH₃), 2-propyl (i-Pr, i-propyl, —CH (CH₃)₂), 1-butyl (n-Bu,n-butyl, —CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₃), 2-methyl-1-propyl (i-Bu, i-butyl,—CH₂CH(CH₃)₂), 2-butyl (s-Bu, s-butyl, —CH(CH₃)CH₂CH₃),2-methyl-2-propyl (t-Bu, t-butyl, —C(CH₃)₃), 1-pentyl (n-pentyl,—CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₃), 2-pentyl (—CH(CH₃)CH₂CH₂CH₃), 3-pentyl(—CH(CH₂CH₃)₂), 2-methyl-2-butyl (—C(CH₃)₂CH₂CH₃), 3-methyl-2-butyl (—CH(CH₃) CH (CH₃) ₂), 3-methyl-1-butyl (—CH₂CH₂CH (CH₃) ₂),2-methyl-1-butyl (—CH₂CH(CH₃)CH₂CH₃), 1-hexyl (—CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₃),2-hexyl (—CH (CH₃) CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₃), 3-hexyl (-CH (CH₂CH₃) (CH₂CH₂CH₃) ),2-methyl-2-pentyl (—C(CH₃)₂CH₂CH₂CH₃), 3-methyl-2-pentyl(—CH(CH₃)CH(CH₃)CH₂CH₃), 4-methyl-2-pentyl (—CH (CH₃) CH₂CH (CH₃) ₂),3-methyl-3-pentyl (—C (CH₃) (CH₂CH₃) ₂), 2-methyl-3-pentyl(—CH(CH₂CH₃)CH(CH₃)₂), 2,3-dimethyl-2-butyl (—C(CH₃)₂CH(CH₃)₂),3,3-dimethyl-2-butyl (—CH (CH₃) C (CH₃) ₃), and octyl (— (CH₂) ₇CH₃) .

Moreover, the term “alkyl” as used throughout the specification,examples and claims is intended to include both unsubstituted andsubstituted alkyl groups, and the latter of these refers to alkylmoieties with substituents replacing hydrogen on one or more carbonatoms of the hydrocarbon backbone, including haloalkyl groups such astrifluoromethyl and 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl.

As used herein, the term “cycloalkyl” refers to a substituted orunsubstituted monocyclic, bicyclic or polycyclic, non-aromatic saturatedor unsaturated ring in which each atom of the ring is carbon. Cycloalkylmay be polycyclic cycloalkyl composed of two or more rings in which oneor more carbon atoms are common to adjacent rings. Polycyclic cycloalkylmay be fused ring systems, spirocyclic ring systems or bridged ringsystems, in which one or more of the rings may be cycloalkyl and theother rings may be, for example, cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, and/orheterocycloalkyl defined herein. Examples of suitable cycloalkylinclude, but are not limited to, cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl,cyclohexyl, cycloheptyl, and cyclooctyl.

As used herein, the term “heterocycloalkyl” refers to a substituted orunsubstituted monocyclic, bicyclic or polycyclic, non-aromatic saturatedor partially saturated ring containing one or more heteroatoms in thering. Heterocycloalkyl may be polycyclic heterocycloalkyl composed oftwo or more rings in which one or more carbon atoms are common toadjacent rings. Polycyclic heterocycloalkyl may be fused ring systems,spirocyclic ring systems or bridged ring systems, and one or more of therings may be heterocycloalkyl and the other rings may be, for example,cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, and/or heterocycloalkyl defined herein.Examples of suitable heterocycloalkyl include, but are not limited to,piperidinyl, piperazinyl, pyrrolidinyl, morpholinyl, lactonyl, lactamyl,azetidinyl, dihydropyridinyl, dihydroindolyl, tetrahydropyridinyl(piperidinyl), tetrahydrothiophenyl, sulfur-oxidizedtetrahydrothiophenyl, indolenyl, 4-piperidinyl, 2-pyrrolidonyl,tetrahydrofuranyl, tetrahydroquinolinyl, tetrahydroisoquinolinyl,decahydroquinolinyl, octahydroisoquinolinyl, 6H-1,2,5-thiadiazinyl,2H,6H-1,5,2-dithiazinyl, pyranyl, chromenyl, xanthenyl, phenoxatinyl,2H-pyrrolyl, 3H-indolyl, 4H-quinolizinyl, phthalazinyl, naphthyridinyl,quinoxalinyl, quinazolinyl, cinnolinyl, pteridinyl, 4aH-carbazolyl,carbazolyl, β-carbolinyl, phenanthridinyl, acridinyl, phenanthrolinyl,phenazinyl, phenothiazinyl, furazanyl, phenoxazinyl, isochromanyl,chromanyl, imidazolidinyl, pyrazolidinyl, pyrazolinyl, quinuclidinyl,and oxazolidinyl.

As used herein, the term “aryl” includes monocyclic, bicyclic orpolycyclic, substituted or unsubstituted, monovalent or divalentaromatic hydrocarbon groups in which each atom of the ring is carbon.The aryl ring is preferably a 6- to 20-membered ring, a 6- to14-membered ring, a 6- to 10-membered ring, or more preferably a6-membered ring. The aryl group may be a polycyclic ring system havingtwo or more cyclic rings in which two or more carbon atoms are common totwo adjacent rings. Here, one or more of the rings may be aromatic andthe other cyclic rings may be, for example, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl,cycloalkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, and/or heterocycloalkyl. Examples of thearyl group include benzene, naphthalene, phenanthrene, anthracene,indene, indane, phenol, and aniline.

As used herein, the term “heteroaryl” refers to a monocyclic, bicyclicor polycyclic, substituted or unsubstituted monovalent or divalentaromatic group containing one or more heteroatoms in the ring.Nonlimiting examples of suitable heteroatoms that may be contained in anaromatic ring include oxygen, sulfur and nitrogen. In a case where“heteroaryl” is a bicyclic or polycyclic ring system having two or morecyclic rings in which two or more carbon atoms are common to twoadjacent rings, one or more of the rings may be heteroaromatic and theother cyclic rings may be, for example, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl,cycloalkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, and/or heterocyclyl. “Heteroaryl”includes, for example, benzofuran, benzothiophene, pyrrole, furan,thiophene, imidazole, indole, isoindole, isoxazole, isothiazole,oxazole, thiazole, quinoline, isoquinoline, pyrazole, pyridine,pyrazine, pyridazine, and pyrimidine (each of these may be substitutedor unsubstituted).

As used herein, the term “heteroarylalkyl” refers to an alkyl in whichone or more hydrogen atoms are substituted with heteroaryl, and is alsoreferred to as a heteroarylalkyl group.

As used herein, the term “alkoxy” may be represented by a chemicalformula —O—alkyl, where the alkyl group is attached to the parentcompound through an oxygen atom, at this time, the alkyl group is asdefined herein and may be substituted or unsubstituted. The alkyl groupof an alkoxy group may have, for example, 1 to 20 carbon atoms (namely,C₁-C₂₀ alkoxy), 1 to 12 carbon atoms (namely, C₁-C₁₂ alkoxy), 1 to 10carbon atoms (namely, C₁-C₁₀ alkoxy), or 1 to 6 carbon atoms (namely,C₁-C₆ alkoxy). Examples of suitable alkoxy groups include methoxy(—O—CH₃ or —OMe), ethoxy (—OCH₂CH₃ or —OEt), and t-butoxy (—OC(CH₃)₃ or—O—tBu), but is not limited thereto.

As used herein, the terms “halo” and “halogen” both mean halogen andinclude chlorine, fluorine, bromine, and iodine.

The alkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, arylalkyl,heteroarylalkyl, and alkoxy include those in which one or more hydrogensare substituted with chemically substitutable substituents as well ashalogen, alkyl, alkoxy, hydroxy (OH), thiol (SH), amino (NH₂) and nitro(NO₂) unless otherwise explicitly stated.

In the present invention, a “derivative” refers to a similar compoundobtained by chemically changing a part of a compound, and refers to acompound in which a specific substituent or hydrogen (H) is substitutedwith another atom or another group of atoms.

In the present invention, a “pharmaceutically acceptable salt” means asalt that is pharmaceutically acceptable and retains the desiredpharmacological activity of the parent compound. The salt is notparticularly limited as long as it is pharmaceutically acceptable.

The neurodegenerative disease of the present invention may include oneselected from the group consisting of Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’sdisease, Huntington’s disease, Lou Gehrig’s disease, and Lewy bodyrelated disease, but is not limited thereto. In particular, Parkinson’sdisease is a representative neurodegenerative disease that occurs as asignal transduction pathway is damaged by the death of dopaminergicneuronal cells.

The compound represented by Chemical Formula 1 of the present invention,namely a 1-alkyl-5-arylidene-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on andderivatives thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof,reduces NADPH oxidase (NOX) in vivo, prevents accumulation andaggregation of α-synuclein, and activates nuclear factor erythroid2-related factor 2 (Nrf2). As a result, the compound of the presentinvention inhibits the death of dopaminergic neuronal cells and thusnormalizes the dopamine production pathway. As the dopamine productionpathway is normalized, the fundamental cause of neurodegenerativedisease can be eliminated.

The pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention may each beformulated and used in any form suitable for pharmaceuticalpreparations, including oral formulations such as powders, granules,tablets, soft or hard capsules, suspensions, emulsions, syrups, andaerosols, external skin preparations such as ointments and creams,suppositories, injections, and sterile injection solutions according toconventional methods.

For the formulation, commonly used excipients such as fillers,extenders, binders, wetting agents, disintegrants, surfactants, anddiluents may be further contained. For example, as an excipient that maybe contained in the pharmaceutical composition of the present invention,lactose, dextrose, sucrose, sorbitol, mannitol, xylitol, erythritol,maltitol, starch, acacia gum, alginate, gelatin, calcium phosphate,calcium silicate, cellulose, methyl cellulose, microcrystallinecellulose, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, methyl hydroxybenzoate, propylhydroxybenzoate, talc, magnesium stearate, mineral oil and the like maybe used, but the excipient is not limited thereto. In addition to simpleexcipients, lubricants such as magnesium stearate and talc may also beused.

The pharmaceutical composition of the present invention may beadministered orally or parenterally, and may be administered byintravenous injection, subcutaneous injection, intramuscular injection,intraperitoneal injection, or transdermal administration in the case ofbeing administered parenterally.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detailthrough the following examples, but the following examples are forillustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope ofthe present invention.

EXAMPLES Example 1 Production of5-(2,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-3-phenyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1aaa, Compound 1) 1) Production of N-phenylformamide

Aniline (20 g, 215 mmol) was added to formic acid (30 g, 644 mmol), andthen the reaction was conducted under reflux at 100° C. for 4 hours andterminated. After ethyl acetate was added to the reaction mixture fordilution, the organic layer was washed with water, 0.1 N aqueoushydrochloric acid solution, saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonatesolution, and brine. The organic layer was dried over anhydrous sodiumsulfate, filtered, and concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain thetarget compound (25 g, 96%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 9.06 (br s, 0.4H), 8.68 (d, J = 11.4 Hz,0.6H), 8.33 (s, 0.6H), 8.16 (br s, 0.4H), 7.42-7.62 (m, 1H), 7.00-7.41(m, 4H).

MS (EI): m/z = 121 [M+H]⁺.

2) Production of Phenyl Isoselenocyanate

After N-phenylformamide (4 g, 33 mmol) was dissolved in methylenechloride (145 mL), triethylamine (20 mL, 4.3 mmol) and 4A MS (660 mg)were added. After triphosgene (5.3 g, 18 mmol) was dissolved inmethylene chloride (25 mL), the solution was slowly added dropwise over1 hour. The reaction mixture was refluxed for 4 h, then selenium (5.2 g,66 mmol) was added, and stirring was performed for 4 h. The reactionmixture was cooled, then washed with water, methylene chloride, andbrine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, concentrated underreduced pressure, and then subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (3.6 g, 60%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.42 (s, 5H).

MS (EI): m/z = 183 [M+H]⁺.

3) Production of 1-methyl-3-phenyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

Dioxane (60 mL) and sarcosine (120 mg, 1.4 mmol) were added to thecompound (250 mg, 1.4 mmol) obtained in step 2), and the mixture waswarmed at 110° C. for 4 h. After the reaction, the reaction mixture wascooled to room temperature and concentrated under reduced pressure, andthe resulting residue was subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (292 mg, 85%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.45-7.60 (m, 3H), 7.27-7.40 (m, 2H), 4.08 (s,2H), 3.51 (s, 3H).

MS (EI): m/z = 254 [M+H]⁺.

4) Production of5-(2,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-3-phenyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1aaa)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (51 mg, 0.2 mmol) obtained instep 3) and 2,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (30 mg, 0.22 mmol) and followed bystirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride (3 mg) were added,and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After the reaction, themixture was subjected to column separation to obtain the target compound(41 mg, 55%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 9.97 (s, 1H), 9.73 (s, 1H), 8.19 (d, J = 8.7Hz, 1H), 7.30-7.60 (m, 5H), 6.67 (s, 1H), 6.35 (d, J = 2.2 Hz, 1H), 6.22(dd, J = 8.7, 2.2 Hz, 1H), 3.19 (s, 3H).

HRMS (ESI): m/z = 375.0245 [M+H]⁺.

Example 2 Production of5-(2,3-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-3-phenyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1aab, Compound 2)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (51 mg, 0.2 mmol) obtained instep 3) of Example 1 and 2,3-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (25 mg, 0.22 mmol)and followed by stirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride (3mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After thereaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (34 mg, 48%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.44-7.60 (m, 3H), 7.32-7.40 (m, 2H),7.02-7.15 (m, 2H), 6.87-6.96 (m, 1H), 6.75-6.86 (m, 1H), 5.30-6.50 (brs, 2H), 3.88 (s, 1H), 3.53 (s, 2H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 397.0070 [M+Na]⁺.

Example 3 Production of5-(4-(dimethylamino)benzylidene)-1-methyl-3-phenyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1aac, Compound 3)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (51 mg, 0.2 mmol) obtained instep 3) of Example 1 and 4-(dimethylamino)benzaldehyde (30 mg, 0.22mmol) and followed by stirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride(3 mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. Afterthe reaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtainthe target compound (70 mg, 91%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 8.20 (d, J = 9.1 Hz, 2H), 7.44-7.58 (m, 4H),7.32-7.42 (m, 3H), 7.14 (s, 0.3H), 6.79 (s, 1H), 6.72 (d, J = 8.9 Hz,0.6H), 6.66 (d, J= 9.1 Hz, 2H), 3.85 (s, 3H), 3.68 (s, 1H), 3.06 (s,2H), 3.05 (s, 6H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 386.0769 [M+H]⁺.

Example 4 Production of5-(3,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-3-phenyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1aad, Compound 4)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (51 mg, 0.2 mmol) obtained instep 3) of Example 1 and 3,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (25 mg, 0.22 mmol)and followed by stirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride (3mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After thereaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (34 mg, 45%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 9.80 (br s, 1H), .9.25 (br s, 1H), 7.97 (d,J = 1.9 Hz, 1H), 7.42-7.65 (m, 4H), 7.30-7.40 (m, 2H), 7.10 (s, 1H),6.78 (d, J = 8.3 Hz, 1H), 3.77 (s, 3H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 375.0245 [M+H]⁺.

Example 5 Production of5-(3,5-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-3-phenyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1aae, Compound 5)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (51 mg, 0.2 mmol) obtained instep 3) of Example 1 and 2,6-dimethoxybenzaldehyde (30 mg, 0.22 mmol)and followed by stirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride (3mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After thereaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (59 mg, 79%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆ + CDCl₃) δ δ 9.12 (s, 1H), 8.99 (s, 1H),7.30-7.65 (m, 5H), 6.70-7.20 (m, 2H), 6.30-6.55 (m, 2H), 3.83 (s, 1.3H),3.59 (s, 1.7H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 375.0246 [M+H]⁺.

Example 6 Production of5-(2,6-dimethoxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-3-phenyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1aaf, Compound 6)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (51 mg, 0.2 mmol) obtained instep 3) of Example 1 and 2,6-dimethoxybenzaldehyde (37 mg, 0.22 mmol)and followed by stirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride (3mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After thereaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (79 mg, 89%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.27-7.58 (m, 5H), 6.99 (s, 1H), 6.77 (s,0.6H), 6.61 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 2H), 6.55 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H), 3.87 (s, 4H),3.84 (s, 1H), 3.82 (s, 2H), 3.45 (s, 2H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 425.0376 [M+Na]⁺.

Example 7 Production of1-methyl-3-phenyl-5-(4-pyrrolidine-1-yl)benzylidene-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1aak, Compound 7)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (51 mg, 0.2 mmol) obtained instep 3) of Example 1 and 4-(pyrrolidine-1-yl)benzaldehyde (39 mg, 0.22mmol) and followed by stirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride(3 mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. Afterthe reaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtainthe target compound (61 mg, 74%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.25 (d, J = 8.9 Hz, 1H), 7.42-7.59 (m, 4H),7.29-7.41 (m, 2H), 7.15 (s, 0.6H), 7.01 (s, 0.4H), 6.50-6.67 (m, 2H),3.78 (s, 1.8H), 3.60 (s, 1.2H), 3.34 (br s, 4H), 1.90-2.05 (m, 4H).

MS (EI): m/z = 411.0847 [M]⁺.

Example 8 Production of5-(3-hydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-3-phenyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1aam, Compound 8)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (51 mg, 0.2 mmol) obtained instep 3) of Example 1 and 3-hydroxybenzaldehyde (28 mg, 0.22 mmol) andfollowed by stirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride (3 mg)were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After thereaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (55 mg, 77%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶) δ 9.74 (br s, 0.55H), 9.59 (br s, 0.45H), 7.67(br s, 0.6H), 7.33-7.58 (m, 5.4H), 7.17-7.31 (m, 1H), 7.16 (s, 0.45H),7.02 (s, 0.55H), 6.80-7.00 (m, 2H), 3.77 (s, 1.4H), 3.44 (s, 1.6H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 381.0114 [M+Na]⁺.

Example 9 Production of1-methyl-3-phenyl-5-(pyridine-3-ylmethylene)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1aan, Compound 9)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (51 mg, 0.2 mmol) obtained instep 3) of Example 1 and 3-pyridinecarboxaldehyde (24 mg, 0.22 mmol) andfollowed by stirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride (3 mg)were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After thereaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (44 mg, 64%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 8.50-9.10 (m, 4H), 7.20-7.90 (m, 5H), 7.09 (s,0.4H), 6.78 (s, 0.6H), 3.86 (s, 1.8H), 3.53 (s, 1.2H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 344.0304 [M+H]⁺.

Example 10 Production of5-(2,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-3-(4-tolyl)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1aba, Compound 10) 1) Production of N-(4-tolyl)formamide

After 4-tolylamine (32 g, 215 mmol) was added to formic acid (30 g, 644mmol), the reaction was conducted under reflux at 100° C. for 4 hoursand terminated. After ethyl acetate was added to the reaction mixturefor dilution, the organic layer was washed with water, 0.1 N aqueoushydrochloric acid solution, saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonatesolution, and brine. The organic layer was dried over anhydrous sodiumsulfate, filtered, and concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain thetarget compound (28 g, 95%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 8.63 (d, J = 10.0 Hz, 1H), 8.32 (s, 0.5H),7.84 (br s, 0.5H), 7.42 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H), 7.08-7.23 (m, 2H), 6.99 (d,J = 8.3 Hz, 1H), 2.33 (s, 1.5H), 2.31 (s, 1.5H).

MS (EI): m/z = 135 [M]⁺.

2) Production of 4-tolyl Isoselenocyanate

After N-(4-tolyl)formamide (4.50 g, 33 mmol) was dissolved in methylenechloride (145 mL), triethylamine (20 mL, 4.30 mmol) and 4A MS (660 mg)were added. After triphosgene (5.3 g, 18 mmol) was dissolved inmethylene chloride (25 mL), the solution was slowly added dropwise over1 hour. The reaction mixture was refluxed for 4 h, then selenium (5.2 g,66 mmol) was added, and stirring was performed for 4 h. The reactionmixture was cooled, then washed with water, methylene chloride, andbrine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, concentrated underreduced pressure, and then subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (5.7 g, 88%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.11-7.22 (m, 5H), 2.36 (s, 3H).

MS (EI): m/z = 260 [M+H]⁺.

3) Production of 1-methyl-3-(4-tolyl)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

Dioxane (170 mL) and sarcosine (346 mg, 3.89 mmol) were added to thecompound (762 mg, 3.89 mmol) obtained in step 2), and the mixture waswarmed at 110° C. for 4 h. After the reaction, the reaction mixture wascooled to room temperature and concentrated under reduced pressure, andthe resulting residue was subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (748 mg, 72%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.31 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 2H), 7.19 (d, J= 8.3 Hz,2H), 4.06 (s, 2H), 3.50 (s, 3H), 2.41 (s, 3H).

MS (EI): m/z = 268 [M+H]⁺.

4) Production of5-(2,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-3-(4-tolyl)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1aba)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (53 mg, 0.2 mmol) obtained instep 3) and 2,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (25 mg, 0.22 mmol) and followed bystirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride (3 mg) were added,and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After the reaction, themixture was subjected to column separation to obtain the target compound(47 mg, 61%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 10.4 (s, 1H), 10.1 (s, 1H), 8.50 (d, J= 8.8Hz, 1H), 7.20-7.48 (m, 5H), 6.38 (s, 1H), 6.25 (d, J= 8.8 Hz, 1H), 3.74(s, 3H), 2.37 (s, 3H) .

MS (ESI): m/z = 411.0220 [M+Na]⁺.

Example 11 Production of5-(2,3-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-3-(4-tolyl)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1abb, Compound 11)

Dioxane (1.0 mL) was added to the compound (75 mg, 0.28 mmol) obtainedin step 3) of Example 10 and 2,3-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (42 mg, 0.31mmol) and followed by stirring, piperidine (41 µl) and aluminum chloride(4 mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. Afterthe reaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtainthe target compound (73 mg, 68%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 9.67 (br s, 1H), 9.18 (br s, 1H), 7.18-7.40(m, 4H), 6.99 (s, 1H), 6.77-6.92 (m, 2H), 6.70-6.76 (m, 1H), 3.76 (s,1H), 3.45 (s, 2H), 2.37 (s, 3H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 389.0403 [M+H]⁺.

Example 12 Production of5-(4-(dimethylamino)benzylidene)-1-methyl-3-(4-tolyl)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1abc, Compound 12)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (53 mg, 0.2 mmol) obtained instep 3) of Example 10 and 4-dimethylaminobenzaldehyde (33 mg, 0.22 mmol)and followed by stirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride (3mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After thereaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (45 mg, 56%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 8.20 (d, J = 8.5 Hz, 1H), 7.20-7.38 (m, 5H),7.14 (s, 0.4H), 6.78 (s, 0.6H), 6.71 (d, J = 8.5 Hz, 1H), 6.66 (d, J =8.3 Hz, 1H), 3.84 (s, 1.8H), 3.68 (s, 1.2H), 3.05 (s, 6H), 2.42 (s, 3H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 400.0925 [M+H]⁺.

Example 13 Production of5-(3,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-3-(4-tolyl)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1abd, Compound 13)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (53 mg, 0.2 mmol) obtained instep 3) of Example 10 and 3,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (25 mg, 0.22 mmol)and followed by stirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride (3mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After thereaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (31 mg, 40%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 9.79 (s, 1H), 9.23 (s, 1H), 7.95 (d, J = 0.9Hz, 1H), 7.53 (dd, J = 8.5, 1.8 Hz, 1H), 7.22-7.36 (m, 4H), 7.09 (s,1H), 6.77 (d, J = 8.3 Hz, 1H), 3.76 (s, 3H), 2.37 (s, 3H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 369.0401 [M+H]⁺.

Example 14 Production of5-(3,5-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-3-(4-tolyl)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1abe, Compound 14)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (53 mg, 0.2 mmol) obtained instep 3) of Example 10 and 3,5-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (25 mg, 0.22 mmol)and followed by stirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride (3mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After thereaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (31 mg, 40%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 9.56 (s, 2H), 7.20-7.38 (m, 4H), 6.91 (m,1H), 6.35 (d, J = 1.4 Hz, 2H), 6.29 (d, J= 1.9 Hz, 1H), 3.45 (s, 3H),2.37 (s, 3H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 389.0403 [M+H]⁺.

Example 15 Production of1-methyl-5-(4-piperidine-1-yl)benzylidene-3-(4-tolyl)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1abh, Compound 15)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (51 mg, 0.2 mmol) obtained instep 3) of Example 10 and 4-(piperidine-1-yl)benzaldehyde (42 mg, 0.22mmol) and followed by stirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride(3 mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. Afterthe reaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtainthe target compound (77 mg, 83%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 8.16 (d, J = 9.0 Hz, 1H), 7.15-7.40 (m, 5H),7.12 (s, 0.4H), 6.78-6.96 (m, 2H), 6.76 (s, 0.6H), 3.84 (s, 1.8H), 3.65(s, 1.2H), 3.25-3.50 (m, 4H), 2.41 (s, 3H), 1.50-1.90 (m, 5H), 1.20-1.37(m, 1H) .

MS (ESI): m/z = 440.1237 [M+H]⁺.

Example 16 Production of5-(4-bromobenzylidene)-1-methyl-2-selenoxo-3-(4-tolyl)imidazolidine-4-on(1abi, Compound 16)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (53 mg, 0.2 mmol) obtained instep 3) of Example 10 and 4-bromobenzaldehyde (41 mg, 0.22 mmol) andfollowed by stirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride (3 mg)were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After thereaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (37 mg, 43%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.97 (d, J = 8.6 Hz, 1H), 7.45-7.64 (m, 2H),7.17-7.38 (m, 5H), 7.07 (s, 0.3H), 6.74 (s, 0.7H), 3.84 (s, 2H), 3.51(s, 1H), 2.42 (s, 3H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 456.9428 [M+Na]⁺.

Example 17 Production of1-methyl-5-(4-pyrrolidine-1-yl)benzylidene-2-selenoxo-3-(4-tolyl)imidazolidine-4-on(1abk, Compound 17)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (53 mg, 0.2 mmol) obtained instep 3) of Example 10 and 4-(pyrrolidine-1-yl)benzaldehyde (39 mg, 0.22mmol) and followed by stirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride(3 mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. Afterthe reaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtainthe target compound (74 mg, 72%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 8.25 (d, J = 8.6 Hz, 1H), 7.19-7.45 (m, 5H),7.14 (s, 0.4H), 6.77 (s, 0.6H), 6.46-6.67 (m, 2H), 3.84 (s, 2H), 3.69(s, 1H), 3.36 (br s, 4H), 1.89-2.14 (m, 4H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 426.1083 [M+H]⁺.

Example 18 Production of5-(4-hydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-2-selenoxo-3-(4-tolyl)imidazolidine-4-on(1abl, Compound 18)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (53 mg, 0.2 mmol) obtained instep 3) of Example 10 and 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde (27 mg, 0.22 mmol) andfollowed by stirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride (3 mg)were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After thereaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (59 mg, 77%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 10.2 (br s, 1H), 8.15 (d, J = 8.7 Hz, 2H),7.19-7.38 (m, 4H), 7.18 (s, 0.9H), 7.01 (s, 0.1H), 6.80 (d, J = 8.7 Hz,2H), 3.76 (s, 2.7H), 3.50 (s, 0.3H), 2.37 (s, 4H), 1.90-2.05 (m, 3H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 395.0270 [M+Na]⁺.

Example 19 Production of1-methyl-5-(pyridine-3-ylmethylene)-2-selenoxo-3-(4-tolyl)imidazolidine-4-on(1abn, Compound 19)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (53 mg, 0.2 mmol) obtained instep 3) of Example 10 and 3-pyridinecarboxaldehyde (24 mg, 0.22 mmol)and followed by stirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride (3mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After thereaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (39 mg, 55%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 9.05 (d, J = 1.9 Hz, 0.4H), 8.77 (d, J= 2.2Hz, 0.6H), 8.62 (dd, J = 4.8, 1.2 Hz, 0.6H), 8.50-8.58 (m, 0.8H), 8.00(d, J = 7.0 Hz, 0.6H), 7.40-7.53 (m, 1H), 7.24-7.37 (m, 4H), 7.23 (s,0.4H), 7.09 (s, 0.6H), 3.77 (s, 1H), 3.42 (s, 2H), 2.38 (s, 2H), 2.37(s, 1H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 358.0457 [M+H]⁺.

Example 20 Production of1-methyl-5-(4-(4-methylpiperazine-1-yl)benzylidene)-2-selenoxo-3-(4-tolyl)imidazoline-4-on(1abt, Compound 20)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (53 mg, 0.2 mmol) obtained instep 3) of Example 10 and 4-(4-methylpiperazine-1-yl)benzaldehyde (49mg, 0.21 mmol) and followed by stirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminumchloride (3 mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5h. After the reaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation toobtain the target compound (42 mg, 39%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 8.20 (d, J = 9.0 Hz, 2H), 7.31 (d, J = 8.3Hz, 2H), 7.23 (d, J = 8.3 Hz, 2H), 7.16 (s, 1H), 6.97 (d, J = 9.2 Hz,2H), 3.77 (s, 2.6H), 3.55 (s, 0.4H), 3.23-3.33 (m, 4H), 2.38-2.46 (m,4H), 2.37 (s, 3H), 2.21 (s, 3H).

MS (EI): m/z = 454.1269 [M]⁺.

Example 21 Production of5-(4-(4-(2-hydroxyethyl)piperazine-1-yl)benzylidene)-1-methyl-2-selenoxo-3-(4-tolyl)imidazoline-4-on(1abu, Compound 21)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (53 mg, 0.2 mmol) obtained instep 3) of Example 10 and4-(4-(2-hydroxyethyl)piperazine-1-yl)benzaldehyde (49 mg, 0.21 mmol) andfollowed by stirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride (3 mg)were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After thereaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (37 mg, 39%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 8.20 (d, J = 8.9 Hz, 2H), 7.47 (d, J = 8.9Hz, 2H), 7.18-7.35 (m, 4H), 7.15 (s, 0.4H), 7.00 (s, 0.6H), 4.40-4.50(m, 2H), 3.77 (s, 1.2H), 3.55 (s, 1.8H), 3.47-3.59 (m, 4H), 2.51-2.59(m, 4H), 2.39-2.47 (m, 2H), 2.37 (s, 3H).

MS (EI): m/z = 484.1373 [M]⁺.

Example 22 Production of5-(4-((2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethyl)amino)benzylidene)-1-methyl-2-selenoxo-3-(4-tolyl)imidazoline-4-on(1abv, Compound 22)

Dioxane (0.5 mL) was added to the compound (43 mg, 0.16 mmol) obtainedin step 3) of Example 10 and4-((2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethyl)amino)benzaldehyde (33 mg, 0.17 mmol) andfollowed by stirring, piperidine (24 µl) and aluminum chloride (2.1 mg)were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After thereaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (44 mg, 59%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 8.17 (d, J = 8.9 Hz, 2H), 7.30 (d, J = 8.3Hz, 2H), 7.22 (d, J = 8.3 Hz, 2H), 7.11 (s, 1H), 6.74 (t, J = 5.5 Hz,1H), 6.64 (d, J = 8.9 Hz, 2H), 4.62 (t, J= 5.3 Hz, 1H), 3.76 (s, 3H),3.22-3.63 (m, 8H), 3.47-3.59 (m, 4H), 2.38 (s, 3H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 459.1064 [M]⁺.

Example 23 Production of1-methyl-5-(4-((2-morpholinoethyl)amino)benzylidene)-2-selenoxo-3-(4-tolyl)imidazolidine-4-on(1abw, Compound 23)

Dioxane (1.0 mL) was added to the compound (53 mg, 0.2 mmol) obtained instep 3) of Example 10 and 4-((2-morpholinoethyl)amino)benzaldehyde (53mg, 0.2 mmol) and followed by stirring, piperidine (40 µl) and aluminumchloride (5.3 mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5h. After the reaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation toobtain the target compound (37 mg, 38%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 8.17 (d, J = 8.9 Hz, 2H), 7.30 (d, J = 8.2Hz, 2H), 7.22 (d, J = 8.2 Hz, 2H), 7.11 (s, 1H), 6.96 (s, 0.2H), 6.63(d, J = 8.9 Hz, 2H), 6.50-6.70 (m, 1H), 3.76 (s, 2.4H), 3.53-3.64 (m,4H), 3.42 (s, 0.6H), 3.16-3.26 (m, 2H), 2.39-2.45 (m, 4H), 2.38 (s, 3H).

MS (EI): m/z = 484.1380 [M]⁺.

Example 24 Production of5-(2,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-3-(4-ethylphenyl)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1aca, Compound 24) 1) Production of N-(4-ethylphenyl)formamide

After 4-ethylaniline (26 g, 215 mmol) was added to formic acid (30 g,644 mmol), the reaction was conducted under reflux at 100° C. for 4hours and terminated. After ethyl acetate was added to the reactionmixture for dilution, the organic layer was washed with water, 0.1 Naqueous hydrochloric acid solution, saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonatesolution, and brine. The organic layer was dried over anhydrous sodiumsulfate, filtered, and concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain thetarget compound (28 g, 87%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 8.64 (d, J = 11.4 Hz, 0.6H), 8.20-8.55 (br s,0.4H), 8.34 (s, 0.6H), 7.60 (br s, 0.4H), 7.45 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H), 7.17(t, J = 8.1 Hz, 2H), 7.02 (d, J = 8.9 Hz, 1H), 2.55-2.70 (m, 2H),1.15-1.30 (m, 3H).

MS (EI): m/z = 149 [M+H]⁺.

2) Production of 4-ethylphenyl Isoselenocyanate

After N-(4-ethylphenyl)formamide (4.92 g, 33 mmol) was dissolved inmethylene chloride (145 mL), triethylamine (20 mL, 4.30 mmol) and 4A MS(660 mg) were added. After triphosgene (5.3 g, 18 mmol) was dissolved inmethylene chloride (25 mL), the solution was slowly added dropwise over1 hour. The reaction mixture was refluxed for 4 h, then selenium (5.2 g,66 mmol) was added, and stirring was performed for 4 h. The reactionmixture was cooled, then washed with water, methylene chloride, andbrine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, concentrated underreduced pressure, and then subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (2.8 g, 40%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.19 (s, 4H), 2.64 (q, J = 7.6 Hz, 2H), 1.22(t, J = 7.6 Hz, 3H).

MS (EI): m/z = 211 [M+H]⁺.

3) Production of 3-(4-ethylphenyl)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

Dioxane (170 mL) and sarcosine (346 mg, 3.89 mmol) were added to thecompound (817 mg, 3.89 mmol) obtained in step 2), and the mixture waswarmed at 110° C. for 4 h. After the reaction, the reaction mixture wascooled to room temperature and concentrated under reduced pressure, andthe resulting residue was subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (1.02 g, 92%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.33 (d, J = 8.3 Hz, 2H), 7.22 (d, J = 8.3 Hz,2H), 4.06 (s, 2H), 3.50 (s, 3H), 2.71 (q, J = 7.6 Hz, 2H), 1.27 (t, J =7.6 Hz, 3H).

MS (EI): m/z = 282 [M+H]⁺.

4) Production of5-(2,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-3-(4-ethylphenyl)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1aca)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (53 mg, 0.2 mmol) obtained instep 3) and 2,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (25 mg, 0.22 mmol) and followed bystirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride (3 mg) were added,and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After the reaction, themixture was subjected to column separation to obtain the target compound(47 mg, 61%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 10.4 (s, 1H), 10.1 (s, 1H), 8.49 (d, J = 8.8Hz, 1H), 7.21-7.40 (m, 5H), 6.38 (d, J = 2.3 Hz, 1H), 6.24 (dd, J = 8.9,2.3 Hz, 1H), 3.74 (s, 3H), 2.67 (q, J= 7.5 Hz, 2H), 1.23 (t, J = 7.5 Hz,3H) .

MS (ESI): m/z = 403.0559 [M+H]⁺.

Example 25 Production of5-(4-(dimethylamino)benzylidene)-3-(4-ethylphenyl)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1acc, Compound 25)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (57 mg, 0.20 mmol) obtainedin step 3) of Example 24 and 4-dimethylaminobenzaldehyde (36 mg, 0.22mmol) and followed by stirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride(3 mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. Afterthe reaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtainthe target compound (41 mg, 50%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 8.20 (d, J = 9.1 Hz, 1H), 7.20-7.42 (m, 5H),7.13 (s, 0.3H), 6.77 (s, 0.7H), 6.71 (d, J = 8.9 Hz, 0.3H), 6.65 (d, J =9.1 Hz, 0.7H), 3.84 (s, 3H), 3.67 (s, 1.5H), 2.72 (q, J = 7.6 Hz, 2H),1.28 (t, J = 7.6 Hz, 3H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 414.1083 [M+H]⁺.

Example 26 Production of5-(3,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-3-(4-ethylphenyl)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1acd, Compound 26)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (57 mg, 0.20 mmol) obtainedin step 3) of Example 24 and 4-dimethylaminobenzaldehyde (36 mg, 0.22mmol) and followed by stirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride(3 mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. Afterthe reaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtainthe target compound (41 mg, 50%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 9.79 (br s, 1H), 9.24 (br s, 1H), 7.96 (d, J= 1.9 Hz, 1H), 7.54 (dd, J = 8.5, 1.8 Hz, 1H), 7.22-7.40 (m, 4H), 7.09(s, 1H), 6.77 (d, J = 8.3 Hz, 1H), 3.76 (s, 3H), 2.67 (q, J = 7.6 Hz,2H), 1.23 (t, J = 7.6 Hz, 3H).

MS (EI): m/z = 402.0484 [M]⁺.

Example 27 Production of5-(3,5-dihydroxybenzylidene)-3-(4-ethylphenyl)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(lace, Compound 27)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (57 mg, 0.20 mmol) obtainedin step 3) of Example 24 and 3,5-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (25 mg, 0.22mmol) and followed by stirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride(3 mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. Afterthe reaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtainthe target compound (40 mg, 50%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ δ 9.56 (s, 1H), 9.40 (s, 1H), 7.23-7.44 (m,4H), 7.07 (d, J = 8.2 Hz, 1H), 7.01 (s, 0.4H), 6.91 (s, 0.6H), 6.35 (d,J = 1.6 Hz, 1H), 6.20-6.32 (m, 1H), 3.75 (s, 1.2H), 3.45 (s, 1.8H), 2.67(q, J= 7.6 Hz, 2H), 1.23 (dt, J= 7.6, 1.8 Hz, 3H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 403.0560 [M+H]⁺.

Example 28 Production of3-(4-ethylphenyl)-1-methyl-5-(4-(piperidine-1-yl)benzylidene)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1ach, Compound 28)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (57 mg, 0.20 mmol) obtainedin step 3) of Example 24 and 4-(piperidinyl)benzaldehyde (42 mg, 0.22mmol) and followed by stirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride(3 mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. Afterthe reaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtainthe target compound (55 mg, 61%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 8.16 (d, J = 9.0 Hz, 2H), 7.20-7.48 (m, 4H),6.82 (d, J = 9.0 Hz, 2H), 6.75 (s, 1H), 3.83 (s, 3H), 3.51 (s, 0.6H),3.26-3.50 (m, 4H), 2.71 (q, J = 7.6 Hz, 2H), 1.65 (br s, 6H), 1.27 (t, J= 7.6 Hz, 3H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 454.1394 [M+H]⁺.

Example 29 Production of5-(4-bromobenzylidene)-3-(4-ethylphenyl)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1aci, Compound 29)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (57 mg, 0.20 mmol) obtainedin step 3) of Example 24 and 4-bromobenzaldehyde (41 mg, 0.22 mmol) andfollowed by stirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride (3 mg)were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After thereaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (60 mg, 67%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.97 (d, J = 8.6 Hz, 2H), 7.45-7.62 (m, 2H),7.21-7.42 (m, 4H), 7.07 (s, 0.2H), 6.74 (s, 0.8H), 3.83 (s, 2.4H), 3.51(s, 0.6H), 2.72 (q, J = 7.6 Hz, 2H), 1.27 (t, J = 7.6 Hz, 3H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 470.9584 [M+Na]⁺.

Example 30 Production of3-(4-ethylphenyl)-1-methyl-5-(4-(pyrrolidine-1-yl)benzylidene)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(lack, Compound 30)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (57 mg, 0.20 mmol) obtainedin step 3) of Example 24 and 4-(pyrrolidinyl)benzaldehyde (39 mg, 0.22mmol) and followed by stirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride(3 mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. Afterthe reaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtainthe target compound (63 mg, 72%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 8.24 (d, J = 8.7 Hz, 2H), 7.33 (d, J = 8.1Hz, 2H), 7.25 (d, J = 8.3 Hz, 2H), 7.14 (s, 1H), 6.58 (d, J = 8.9 Hz,2H), 3.77 (s, 3H), 2.67 (q, J = 7.6 Hz, 2H), 1.23 (t, J = 7.6 Hz, 3H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 440.1237 [M+H]⁺.

Example 31 Production of3-(4-ethylphenyl)-1-methyl-5-(pyridine-3-ylmethylene)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1acn, Compound 31)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (57 mg, 0.20 mmol) obtainedin step 3) of Example 24 and 3-pyridinecarboxaldehyde (24 mg, 0.22 mmol)and followed by stirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride (3mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After thereaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (45 mg, 61%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 9.05 (s, 0.3H), 8.77 (s, 0.7H), 8.62, 8.55(each d, J = 4.8, 5.4 Hz, 1.3H), 7.99 (d, J = 7.9 Hz, 0.7H), 7.40-7.57(m, 1.3H), 7.28-7.39 (m, 4H), 7.27 (s, 0.3H), 7.09 (s, 0.7H), 3.77 (s,0.9H), 3.42 (s, 2.1H), 2.68 (q, J = 7.6 Hz, 2H), 1.23 (t, J = 7.6 Hz,3H) .

MS (ESI): m/z = 375.0612 [M+H]⁺.

Example 32 Production of3-(4-ethylphenyl)-1-methyl-5-(4-morpholidinobenzylidene)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1acs, Compound 32)

Dioxane (0.8 mL) was added to the compound (57 mg, 0.20 mmol) obtainedin step 3) of Example 24 and 4-morpholinobenzaldehyde (38 mg, 0.22 mmol)and followed by stirring, piperidine (79 µl) and aluminum chloride (6mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After thereaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (56 mg, 62%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CD₃CN) δ 8.20 (d, J = 8.9 Hz, 1.2H), 7.30-7.50 (m,2.8H), 7.17-7.29 (m, 2H), 6.86-7.05 (m, 3H), 3.70-3.85 (m, 4H), 3.77 (s,1.7H), 3.56 (s, 1.3H), 3.15-3.35 (m, 4H), 2.74 (q, J = 7.6 Hz, 2H), 1.28(t, J = 7.6 Hz, 3H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 455.1115 [M]⁺.

Example 33 Production of3-(4-ethylphenyl)-5-(4-(4-(2-hydroxyethyl)piperazine-1-yl)benzylidene)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1acu, Compound 33)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (57 mg, 0.20 mmol) obtainedin step 3) of Example 24 and4-(4-(2-hydroxyethyl)piperazine-1-yl)benzaldehyde (49 mg, 0.21 mmol) andfollowed by stirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride (3 mg)were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After thereaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (51 mg, 52%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CD₃CN) δ 8.16 (d, J = 9.0 Hz, 1H), 7.30-7.50 (m, 4H),7.26 (s, 0.7H), 7.23 (s, 0.3H), 6.90-7.10 (m, 3H), 3.75 (s, 2H),3.56-3.65 (m, 2H), 3.55 (s, 1H), 3.20-3.40 (m, 4H), 2.72 (d, J = 7.6 Hz,2H), 2.54-2.67 (m, 4H), 2.50 (d, J = 5.6 Hz, 2H), 1.26(t, J = 7.6 Hz,3H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 498.1538 [M]⁺.

Example 34 Production of3-(4-ethylphenyl)-5-(4-((2-(2-fluoroethoxy)ethyl)amino)benzylidene)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(lacy, Compound 34)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (57 mg, 0.20 mmol) obtainedin step 3) of Example 24 and4-(4-(2-hydroxyethyl)piperazine-1-yl)benzaldehyde (44 mg, 0.21 mmol) andfollowed by stirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride (3 mg)were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After thereaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (68 mg, 72%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CD₃CN) δ 8.14 (d, J = 8.9 Hz, 2H), 7.35 (d, J = 8.3 Hz,2H), 7.25 (d, J = 8.3 Hz, 2H), 6.94 (s, 1H), 6.65 (d, J = 8.9 Hz, 2H),5.28 (br s, 1H), 4.54-4.57 (m, 1H), 4.39-4.51 (m, 1H), 3.76 (s, 3H),3.52-3.75 (m, 4H), 3.33 (q, J = 5.5 Hz, 2H), 2.72 (q, J = 7.6 Hz, 2H),1.26 (t, J = 7.6 Hz, 3H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 475.1176 [M]⁺.

Example 35 Production of3-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-(2,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1ada, Compound 35) 1) Production of N-4-chlorophenylformamide

To formic acid (30 g, 644 mmol), 4-chloroaniline (27 g, 215 mmol) wasadded. The reaction was conducted under reflux at 100° C. for 4 hoursand terminated. After ethyl acetate was added to the reaction mixturefor dilution, zinc oxide was removed by filtration. The organic layerwas washed with water, 0.1 N aqueous hydrochloric acid solution,saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution, and brine. The organiclayer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, andconcentrated under reduced pressure to obtain the target compound (27 g,82%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 8.64 (d, J = 11.3 Hz, 0.5H), 8.37 (d, J = 1.5Hz, 0.5H), 7.79 (br s, 0.5H), 7.50 (d, J = 9.6 Hz, 1H), 7.19-7.36 (m,2.5H), 7.02 (d, J = 9.6 Hz, 1H).

MS (EI): m/z = 155 [M]⁺.

2) Production of 4-chlorophenyl Isoselenocyanate

After Nchlorophenylformamide (5.20 g, 33 mmol) was dissolved inmethylene chloride (145 mL), triethylamine (20 mL, 4.3 mmol) and 4A MS(660 mg) were added. After triphosgene (5.3 g, 18 mmol) was dissolved inmethylene chloride (25 mL), the solution was slowly added dropwise over1 hour. The reaction mixture was refluxed for 4 h, then selenium (5.2 g,66 mmol) was added, and stirring was performed for 4 h. The reactionmixture was cooled, then washed with water, methylene chloride, andbrine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, concentrated underreduced pressure, and then subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (4.9 g, 68%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.35 (d, J = 8.5 Hz, 2H), 7.23 (d, J = 8.5 Hz,2H).

MS (EI): m/z = 217 [M+H]⁺.

3) Production of1-methyl-3-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

Dioxane (170 mL) and sarcosine (346 mg, 3.89 mmol) were added to thecompound (842 mg, 3.89 mmol) obtained in step 2), and the mixture waswarmed at 110° C. for 4 h. After the reaction, the reaction mixture wascooled to room temperature and concentrated under reduced pressure, andthe resulting residue was subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (1.06 g, 95%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.48 (d, J = 6.7 Hz, 2H), 7.29 (d, J = 6.7 Hz,2H), 4.08 (s, 2H), 3.51 (s, 3H).

MS (EI): m/z = 268 [M+H]⁺.

4) Production of3-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-(2,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1ada)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (58 mg, 0.2 mmol) obtained instep 3) and 2,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (33 mg, 0.24 mmol) and followed bystirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride (3 mg) were added,and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After the reaction, themixture was subjected to column separation to obtain the target compound(34 mg, 41%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 10.4 (br s, 1H), 10.1 (br s, 1H), 8.49 (d, J= 8.9 Hz, 1H), 7.58 (d, J = 8.6 Hz, 2H), 7.43 (d, J = 8.6 Hz, 2H), 7.32(s, 1H), 6.38 (d, J = 2.3 Hz, 1H), 6.26 (dd, J = 8.8, 2.3 Hz, 1H), 3.74(s, 3H) .

MS (EI): m/z = 407.9781 [M]⁺.

Example 36 Production of3-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-(2,3-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1adb, Compound 36)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (58 mg, 0.2 mmol) obtained instep 3) of Example 35 and 2,3-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (33 mg, 0.22 mmol)and followed by stirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride (3mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After thereaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (35 mg, 43%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.47 (d, J = 8.7 Hz, 2H), 7.32 (d, J = 8.6 Hz,2H), 7.15 (s, 0.6H), 7.01 (s, 0.7H), 7.11 (s, 0.3H), 6.73-7.00 (m, 3H),3.87 (s, 0.8H), 3.52 (s, 2.2H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 430.9675 [M+Na]⁺.

Example 37 Production of3-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-(3,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1add, Compound 37)

Dioxane (1.0 mL) was added to the compound (80 mg, 0.28 mmol) obtainedin step 3) of Example 35 and 3,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (42 mg, 0.31mmol) and followed by stirring, piperidine (41 µl) and aluminum chloride(4 mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. Afterthe reaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtainthe target compound (53 mg, 46%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 9.69 (br s, 2H), 7.96 (s, 1H), 7.58 (d, J =8.5 Hz, 2H), 7.53 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H), 7.43 (d, J = 8.5 Hz, 2H), 7.10(s, 1H), 6.78 (d, J = 8.3 Hz, 1H), 3.75 (s, 3H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 408.9860 [M+H]⁺.

Example 38 Production of3-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-(3,5-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1ade, Compound 38)

Dioxane (1.0 mL) was added to the compound (80 mg, 0.28 mmol) obtainedin step 3) of Example 35 and 3,5-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (42 mg, 0.31mmol) and followed by stirring, piperidine (41 µl) and aluminum chloride(4 mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. Afterthe reaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtainthe target compound (52 mg, 46%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 9.57 (s, 1H), 9.42 (s, 1H), 7.54-7.69 (m, 2H),7.38-7.50 (m, 2H), 7.07 (d, J= 1.9 Hz, 1H), 7.05 (s, 0.4H), 6.93 (s,0.6H), 6.35 (d, J = 1.7 Hz, 1H), 6.20-6.33 (m, 1H), 3.75 (s, 1.8H), 3.56(s, 1.2H).

MS (EI): m/z = 407.9777 [M]⁺.

Example 39 Production of3-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-methyl-5-(pyridine-3-ylmethylene)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1adn, Compound 39)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (58 mg, 0.2 mmol) obtained instep 3) of Example 35 and 3-pyridinecarboxaldehyde (24 mg, 0.22 mmol)and followed by stirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride (3mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After thereaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (41 mg, 55%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 9.05 (s, 0.55H), 8.77 (s, 0.45H), 8.46-8.70(m, 1.5H), 7.99 (d, J = 7.7 Hz, 0.5H), 7.39-7.77 (m, 5H), 6.50-6.67 (m,2H), 3.78 (s, 1.8H), 3.60 (s, 1.2H), 3.34 (br s, 4H), 1.90-2.05 (m, 4H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 377.9910 [M+H]⁺.

Example 40 Production of3-(3-chlorophenyl)-5-(2,3-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1aeb, Compound 40) 1) Production of N-3-chlorophenylformamide

To formic acid (30 g, 644 mmol), 3-chloroaniline (27 g, 215 mmol) wasadded. The reaction was conducted under reflux at 100° C. for 4 hoursand terminated. After ethyl acetate was added to the reaction mixturefor dilution, zinc oxide was removed by filtration. The organic layerwas washed with water, 0.1 N aqueous hydrochloric acid solution,saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution, and brine. The organiclayer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, andconcentrated under reduced pressure to obtain the target compound (33 g,100%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 8.70 (d, J = 11.1 Hz, 0.5H), 8.38 (s, 0.5H),7.67 (s, 0.5H), 7.67 (t, J = 1.9 Hz, 1H), 6.94-7.46 (m, 3H).

MS (EI): m/z = 155 [M]⁺.

2) Production of 3-chlorophenyl Isoselenocyanate

After Nchlorophenylformamide (5.20 g, 33 mmol) was dissolved inmethylene chloride (145 mL), triethylamine (20 mL, 4.30 mmol) and 4A MS(660 mg) were added. After triphosgene (5.3 g, 18 mmol) was dissolved inmethylene chloride (25 mL), the solution was slowly added dropwise over1 hour. The reaction mixture was refluxed for 4 h, then selenium (5.2 g,66 mmol) was added, and stirring was performed for 4 h. The reactionmixture was cooled, then washed with water, methylene chloride, andbrine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, concentrated underreduced pressure, and then subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (4.9 g, 68%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.25-7.37 (m, 3H), 7.12-7.23 (m, 1H).

MS (EI): m/z = 217 [M+H]⁺.

3) Production of1-methyl-3-(3-chlorophenyl)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

Dioxane (170 mL) and sarcosine (346 mg, 3.89 mmol) were added to thecompound (842 mg, 3.89 mmol) obtained in step 2), and heating wasperformed at 110° C. for 5 h. After the reaction, the reaction mixturewas cooled to room temperature and concentrated under reduced pressure,and the resulting residue was subjected to column separation to obtainthe target compound (951 mg, 85%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.40-7.49 (m, 2H), 7.35 (s, 1H), 4.08 (s, 2H),3.51 (s, 3H).

MS (EI): m/z = 268 [M+H]⁺.

4) Production of3-(3-chlorophenyl)-5-(2,3-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1aeb)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (80 mg, 0.28 mmol) obtainedin step 3) and 2,3-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (42 mg, 0.31 mmol) and followedby stirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride (3 mg) were added,and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After the reaction, themixture was subjected to column separation to obtain the target compound(34 mg, 30%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 9.57 (s, 1H), 9.41 (s, 1H), 7.50-7.68 (m,3H), 7.07 (d, J = 2.0 Hz, 1H), 7.05 (s, 0.6H), 6.94 (s, 0.4H), 6.65-6.75(m, 0.3H), 6.35 (d, J = 1.6 Hz, 0.7H), 3.75 (s, 2H), 3.46 (1H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 408.9853 [M+H]⁺.

Example 41 Production of5-(2,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-3-phenethyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1aha, Compound 41) 1) Production of N-(phenethyl)formamide

After phenethylamine (26 g, 215 mmol) was added to formic acid (30 g,644 mmol), the reaction was conducted under reflux at 100° C. for 4hours and terminated. After ethyl acetate was added to the reactionmixture for dilution, the organic layer was washed with water, 0.1 Naqueous hydrochloric acid solution, saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonatesolution, and brine. The organic layer was dried over anhydrous sodiumsulfate, filtered, and concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain thetarget compound (25 g, 79%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 8.13 (s, 0.8H), 7.93 (d, J = 11.9 Hz, 0.2H),7.00-7.60 (m, 5H), 5.60 (br s, 1H), 4.00-4.30 (m, 0.6H), 3.40-3.70 (m,2H), 2.80-3.00 (m, 2H) .

MS (EI): m/z = 149 [M]⁺.

2) Production of N-phenethyl Isoselenocyanate

After N-(phenethyl)formamide (4.92 g, 33 mmol) was dissolved inmethylene chloride (145 mL), triethylamine (20 mL, 4.30 mmol) and 4A MS(660 mg) were added. After triphosgene (5.3 g, 18 mmol) was dissolved inmethylene chloride (25 mL), the solution was slowly added dropwise over1 hour. The reaction mixture was refluxed for 4 h, then selenium (5.2 g,66 mmol) was added, and stirring was performed for 4 h. The reactionmixture was cooled, then washed with water, methylene chloride, andbrine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, concentrated underreduced pressure, and then subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (2.5 g, 36%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.00-7.40 (m, 5H), 3.52-3.70 (m, 2H),2.80-3.10 (m, 2H)

MS (ESI): m/z = 211 [M+H]⁺.

3) Production of 1-methyl-3-phenethyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

Dioxane (170 mL) and sarcosine (346 mg, 3.89 mmol) were added to thecompound (817 mg, 3.89 mmol) obtained in step 2), and the mixture waswarmed at 110° C. for 4 h. After the reaction, the reaction mixture wascooled to room temperature and concentrated under reduced pressure, andthe resulting residue was subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (746 mg, 68%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.10-7.40 (m, 5H), 7.22 (d, J = 8.3 Hz, 2H),4.00-4.20 (m, 2H), 3.84 (s, 2H), 3.43 (s, 3H), 2.90-3.15 (m, 2H).

MS (EI): m/z = 281 [M]⁺.

4) Production of5-(2,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-3-phenethyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1aha)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (53 mg, 0.2 mmol) obtained instep 3) and 2,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (25 mg, 0.22 mmol) and followed bystirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride (3 mg) were added,and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After the reaction, themixture was subjected to column separation to obtain the target compound(47 mg, 61%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 10.4 (br s, 1H), 10.2 (br s, 1H), 8.52 (d, J= 8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.10-7.40 (m, 6H), 6.37 (s, 1H), 6.28 (d, J = 9.1 Hz,1H), 4.09 (br s, 2H), 3.66 (s, 3H), 2.93 (br s, 2H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 425.0379 [M+Na]⁺.

Example 42 Production of5-(2,3-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-3-phenethyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1ahb, Compound 42)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (57 mg, 0.20 mmol) obtainedin step 3) of Example 41 and 2,3-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (25 mg, 0.22mmol) and followed by stirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride(3 mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. Afterthe reaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtainthe target compound (39 mg, 48%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 9.59 (br s, 2H), 7.77 (d, J = 9.1 Hz, 1H),7.15-7.40 (m, 5H), 6.60-7.10 (m, 3H), 4.05-4.20 (m, 2H), 3.73 (s, 3H),2.93-3.04 (m, 2H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 425.0378 [M+Na]⁺.

Example 43 Production of5-(4-(dimethylamino)benzylidene)-1-methyl-3-phenethyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1ahc, Compound 43)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (57 mg, 0.20 mmol) obtainedin step 3) of Example 41 and 4-dimethylaminobenzaldehyde (36 mg, 0.22mmol) and followed by stirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride(3 mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. Afterthe reaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtainthe target compound (40 mg, 49%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 8.22 (d, J = 8.7 Hz, 2H), 7.43 (d, J = 5.6Hz, 2H), 7.15-7.38 (m, 5H), 7.08 (s, 0.6H)., 6.93 (s, 0.4H), 4.00-4.15(m, 2H), 3.69 (s, 3H), 2.99 (s, 3H), 2.96 (s, 3H), 2.74-2.95 (m, 2H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 414.1085 [M+H]⁺.

Example 44 Production of5-(3,5-dihydroxybenzylidene-1-methyl-3-phenethyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1ahe, Compound 44)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (57 mg, 0.20 mmol) obtainedin step 3) of Example 34 and 3,5-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (25 mg, 0.22mmol) and followed by stirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride(3 mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. Afterthe reaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtainthe target compound (52 mg, 60%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 9.46 (s, 2H), 7.15-7.40 (m, 5H), 7.08 (s,2H), 6.98 (s, 1H), 6.33 (d, J = 1.9 Hz, 1H), 4.10 (t, J = 7.7 Hz, 2H),3.68 (s, 3H), 2.94 (t, J = 7.7 Hz, 2H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 425.0379 [M+Na]⁺.

Example 45 Production of1-methyl-3-phenethyl-5-(4-(piperidine-1-yl)benzylidene)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1ahh, Compound 45)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (57 mg, 0.20 mmol) obtainedin step 3) of Example 41 and 4-(piperidinyl)benzaldehyde (42 mg, 0.22mmol) and followed by stirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride(3 mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. Afterthe reaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtainthe target compound (79 mg, 87%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 8.13 (d, J = 9.0 Hz, 2H), 7.18-7.43 (m, 5H),6.87 (d, J = 9.0 Hz, 2H), 6.68 (s, 1H), 4.18-4.34 (m, 2H), 3.75 (s,2.4H), 3.51 (s, 0.6H), 3.25-3.45 (m, 4H), 2.94-3.14 (m, 2H), 1.60-1.75(m, 6H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 454.1395 [M+H]⁺.

Example 46 Production of5-(4-chlorobenzylidene)-1-methyl-3-phenethyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1ahj, Compound 46)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (57 mg, 0.20 mmol) obtainedin step 3) of Example 41 and 4-chlorobenzaldehyde (24 mg, 0.22 mmol) andfollowed by stirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride (3 mg)were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After thereaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (30 mg, 54%).

H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 8.11 (dd, J = 4.2, 1.5 Hz, 0.8H), 7.20-7.40 (m,5H), 6.94 (t, J = 1.9 Hz, 0.8H), 6.88 (t, J= 1.9 Hz, 0.2H), 6.58 (s,0.8H), 6.51-6.56 (m, 0.2H), 6.26-6.73 (m, 0.8H), 6.20-6.26 (m, 0.2H),4.17-4.32 (m, 2H), 3.77 (s, 2H), 3.76 (s, 3H), 3.71 (s, 1H), 2.98-3.10(m, 2H).

Example 47 Production of1-methyl-3-phenethyl-5-(4-(pyrrolidine-1-yl)benzylidene)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1ahk, Compound 47)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (57 mg, 0.20 mmol) obtainedin step 3) of Example 41 and 4-(pyrrolidinyl)benzaldehyde (39 mg, 0.22mmol) and followed by stirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride(3 mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. Afterthe reaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtainthe target compound (46 mg, 53%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 8.17 (d, J = 8.9 Hz, 2H), 7.15-7.40 (m, 5H),6.69 (s, 1H), 6.56 (d, J = 8.9 Hz, 2H), 4.17-4.35 (m, 2H), 3.76 (s, 3H),3.38 (t, J = 6.6 Hz, 4H), 2.96-3.14 (m, 2H), 2.04 (t, J = 6.6 Hz, 4H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 462.1048 [M+Na]⁺.

Example 48 Production of5-(4-hydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-3-phenethyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1ahl, Compound 48)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (57 mg, 0.20 mmol) obtainedin step 3) of Example 41 and 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde (22 mg, 0.22 mmol)and followed by stirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride (3mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After thereaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (56 mg, 78%).

H-NMR (300 MHz, CDC1₃) δ 7.56 (d, J = 1.5 Hz, 1H), 7.29-7.38 (m, 5H),7.18-7.29 (m, 1H), 6.85 (d, J = 3.5 Hz, 1H), 6.70 (s, 1H), 6.57 (dd, J =3.5, 1.8 Hz, 1H), 4.20-4.29 (m, 2H), 4.06 (s, 3H), 3.00-3.09 (m, 2H).

Example 49 Production of5-(3-hydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-3-phenethyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1ahm, Compound 49)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (57 mg, 0.20 mmol) obtainedin step 3) of Example 41 and 3-hydroxybenzaldehyde (26 mg, 0.21 mmol)and followed by stirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride (3mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After thereaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (61 mg, 79%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CD₃CN) δ 7.15-7.40 (m, 7H), 6.93 (s, 1H), 6.82-6.91 (m,2H), 4.10-4.19 (m, 2H), 3.67 (s, 1H), 3.36 (s, 2H), 2.96-3.60 (m, 2H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 396.0535 [M]⁺.

Example 50 Production of1-methyl-5-(naphthalene-2-ylmethylene)-3-phenethyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1ahp, Compound 50)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (57 mg, 0.20 mmol) obtainedin step 3) of Example 41 and 2-naphthylbenzaldehyde (35 mg, 0.22 mmol)and followed by stirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride (3mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After thereaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (75 mg, 89%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDC1₃) δ 8.52 (s, 1H), 8.16 (d, J = 8.6 Hz, 1H),7.73-7.79 (m, 3H), 7.45-7.60 (m, 2H), 7.20-7.40 (m, 5H), 6.87 (s, 1H),4.20-4.35 (m, 2H), 3.77 (s, 2.7H), 3.54 (s, 0.3H), 2.99-3.12 (m, 2H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 462.0635 [M+Na]⁺.

Example 51 Production of1-methyl-5-((1-methyl-1H-imidazole-5-yl)methylene)-3-phenethyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1aq, Compound 51)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (57 mg, 0.20 mmol) obtainedin step 3) of Example 41 and 1-methyl-1H-imidazole-5-carboxyaldehyde (24mg, 0.21 mmol) and followed by stirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminumchloride (3 mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5h. After the reaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation toobtain the target compound (30 mg, 40%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CD₃CN) δ 8.11 (dd, J = 4.2, 1.2 Hz, 0.8H), 7.20-7.40(m, 5H), 7.14 (s, 0.8H), 7.12 (s, 0.2H), 7.10-6.95 (m, 1.2H), 4.17-4.32(m, 2H), 3.77 (s, 2H), 3.76 (s, 3H), 3.71 (s, 1H), 2.98-3.10 (m, 2H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 373.0692 [M]⁺.

Example 52 Production of1-methyl-5-(4-morpholinobenzylidene)-3-phenethyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1ahs, Compound 52)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (57 mg, 0.20 mmol) obtainedin step 3) of Example 41 and 4-morpholinobenzaldehyde (40 mg, 0.21 mmol)and followed by stirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride (3mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After thereaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (54 mg, 59%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CD₃CN) δ 8.12 (d, J = 9.2 Hz, 1.2H), 7.16-7.42 (m,5.8H), 6.80-6.99 (m, 3H), 4.08-4.21 (m, 2H), 3.72-3.81 (m, 4H), 3.67 (s,2H), 3.46 (s, 1H), 3.15-3.29 (m, 4H), 2.95-3.05 (m, 2H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 455.1115 [M]⁺.

Example 53 Production of5-(4-(4-(2-hydroxyethyl)piperazine-1-yl)benzylidene)-1-methyl-3-phenethyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1ahu, Compound 53)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (47 mg, 0.20 mmol) obtainedin step 3) of Example 41 and4-(4-(2-hydroxyethyl)piperazine-1-yl)benzaldehyde (49 mg, 0.21 mmol) andfollowed by stirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride (3 mg)were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After thereaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (40 mg, 40%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CD₃CN) δ 8.12 (d, J = 9.0 Hz, 1H), 7.36 (d, J = 8.9 Hz,1H), 7.28 (s, 3H), 7.18-7.32 (m, 2H), 6.84-7.00 (m, 3H), 4.10-4.22 (m,2H), 3.68 (s, 1.6H), 3.59 (t, J = 5.6 Hz, 2H), 3.47 (s, 1.4H), 3.25-3.40(m, 4H), 2.95-3.05 (m, 2H), 2.55-2.70 (m, 4H), 2.47-2.54 (m, 2H).

MS (EI): m/z = 498.1532 [M]⁺.

Example 54 Production of1-methyl-5-(2-(morpholinoethyl)amino)benzylidene)-3-phenethyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1ahw, Compound 54)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (57 mg, 0.20 mmol) obtainedin step 3) of Example 41 and 4-((2-morpholinoethyl)amino)benzaldehyde(49 mg, 0.21 mmol) and followed by stirring, piperidine (30 µl) andaluminum chloride (3 mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90°C. for 5 h. After the reaction, the mixture was subjected to columnseparation to obtain the target compound (40 mg, 40%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CD₃CN) δ 8.11 (d, J = 8.9 Hz, 1H), 7.88 (d, J = 8.8 Hz,1H), 7.10-7.40 (m, 5H), 6.88 (d, J= 9.2 Hz, 1H), 6.55-6.72 (m, 2H), 5.26(s, 1H), 4.16 (q, J = 7.8 Hz, 2H), 3.70-3.80 (m, 1H), 3.68 (s, 1H), 3.65(t, J = 4.6 Hz, 4H), 3.51 (s, 2H), 3.15-3.30 (m, 2H), 2.85-3.08 (m, 3H),2.59 (t, J = 6.2 Hz, 3H), 2.46 (br s, 2H).

MS (EI): m/z = 498.1537 [M]⁺.

Example 55 Production of3-cyclohexyl-5-(2,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(laia, Compound 55) 1) Production of N-cyclohexylformamide

After cyclohexylamine (21 g, 215 mmol) was added to formic acid (30 g,644 mmol), the reaction was conducted under reflux at 100° C. for 4hours and terminated. The reaction mixture was concentrated underreduced pressure and dried in a high vacuum to obtain the targetcompound (11 g, 40%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDC1₃) δ 8.11 (d, J = 12.2 Hz, 1H), 6.31 (br s, 1H),3.75-3.95 (m, 0.8H), 3.20-3.40 (m, 0.2H), 1.00-2.30 (m, 10H).

MS (EI): m/z = 127 [M+H]⁺.

2) Production of Cyclohexyl Isoselenocyanate

After N-cyclohexylformamide (4.20 g, 33 mmol) was dissolved in methylenechloride (145 mL), triethylamine (20 mL, 4.30 mmol) and 4A MS (660 mg)were added. After triphosgene (5.3 g, 18 mmol) was dissolved inmethylene chloride (25 mL), the solution was slowly added dropwise over1 hour. The reaction mixture was refluxed for 4 h, then selenium (5.2 g,66 mmol) was added, and stirring was performed for 4 h. The reactionmixture was cooled, then washed with water, methylene chloride, andbrine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, concentrated underreduced pressure, and then subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (1.5 g, 24%) .

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDC1₃) δ 3.50-3.65 (m, 1H), 1.55-1.93 (m, 6H),1.20-1.53 (m, 4H).

MS (EI): m/z = 189 [M+H]⁺.

3) Production of 3-cyclohexyl-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

Dioxane (170 mL) and sarcosine (346 mg, 3.89 mmol) were added to thecompound (732 mg, 3.89 mmol) obtained in step 2), and the mixture waswarmed at 110° C. for 4 h. After the reaction, the reaction mixture wascooled to room temperature and concentrated under reduced pressure, andthe resulting residue was subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (645 mg, 64%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDC1₃) δ 4.60-4.82 (m, 1H), 3.80 (s, 2H), 3.40 (s, 3H),2.10-2.40 (m, 2H), 1.55-1.90 (m, 5H), 1.10-1.50 (m, 3H).

MS (EI): m/z = 260 [M+H]⁺.

4) Production of3-cyclohexyl-5-(2,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1aia)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (52 mg, 0.2 mmol) obtained instep 3) and 2,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (25 mg, 0.22 mmol) and followed bystirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride (3 mg) were added,and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After the reaction, themixture was subjected to column separation to obtain the target compound(33 mg, 43%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 10.3 (s, 1H), 10.1 (s, 1H), 8.52 (d, J = 8.8Hz, 1H), 7.23 (s, 1H), 6.37 (d, J = 2.4 Hz, 1H), 6.25-6.32 (m, 1H),4.65-4.87 (m, 1H), 3.66 (s, 3H), 2.12-2.30 (m, 2H), 1.55-1.88 (m, 5H),1.10-1.38 (m, 3H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 381.0715 [M+H]⁺.

Example 56 Production of3-cyclohexyl-5-(2,3-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1aib, Compound 56)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (52 mg, 0.20 mmol) obtainedin step 3) of Example 55 and 3,5-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (25 mg, 0.22mmol) and followed by stirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride(3 mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. Afterthe reaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtainthe target compound (46 mg, 61%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 9.57 (s, 1H), 9.23 (s, 1H), 7.74 (d, J = 8.0Hz, 1H), 7.22 (s, 1H), 6.86 (d, J = 7.7 Hz, 1H), 6.63 (t, J = 7.9 Hz,1H), 4.60-4.90 (m, 1H), 3.67 (s, 3H), 2.05-2.40 (m, 2H), 1.52-1.90 (m,5H), 1.02-1.45 (m, 3H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 381.0715 [M+H]⁺.

Example 57 Production of3-cyclohexyl-5-(4-dimethylamino)benzylidene)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1aic, Compound 57)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (52 mg, 0.20 mmol) obtainedin step 3) of Example 55 and 4-dimethylaminobenzaldehyde (33 mg, 0.22mmol) and followed by stirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride(3 mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. Afterthe reaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtainthe target compound (50 mg, 65%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 8.22 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 1.4H), 7.42 (d, J = 8.1Hz, 0.6H), 7.06 (s, 0.7H), 6.88 (s, 0.3H), 6.74 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 2H),4.60-4.90 (m, 1H), 3.68 (s, 2H), 3.49 (s, 1H), 3.02 (s, 3H), 2.98 (s,3H), 1.90-2.33(m, 4H), 1.00-1.89 (m, 6H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 392.1238 [M+H]⁺.

Example 58 Production of3-cyclohexyl-5-(3,5-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1aie, Compound 58)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (52 mg, 0.20 mmol) obtainedin step 3) of Example 55 and 3,5-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (25 mg, 0.22mmol) and followed by stirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride(3 mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. Afterthe reaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtainthe target compound (65 mg, 86%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 9.51 (s, 0.5H), 9.42 (s, 1.5H), 6.90-7.15(m, 2H), 6.79 (s, 0.4H), 6.30 (d, J = 4.3 Hz, 1H), 6.26 (s, 0.6H),4.55-4.90 (m, 1H), 3.67 (s, 2H), 3.37 (s, 1H), 2.00-2.30 (m, 2H),1.55-1.90 (m, 5H), 1.05-1.40 (m, 3H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 381.0717 [M+H]⁺.

Example 59 Production of5-(2,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-3-hexyl-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1aja, Compound 59) 1) Production of N-hexylformamide

After n-hexylamine (22 g, 215 mmol) was added to formic acid (30 g, 644mmol), the reaction was conducted under reflux at 100° C. for 4 hoursand terminated. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reducedpressure and dried in a high vacuum to obtain the target compound (25 g,91%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDC1₃) δ 8.16 (s, 0.8H), 8.04 (d, J = 12.0 Hz, 0.2H),5.65 (br s, 1H), 3.15-3.38 (m, 2H), 1.82 (br s, 2H), 1.20-1.44 (m, 5H),0.80-0.95 (m, 3H).

MS (EI) : m/z = 129 [M]⁺.

2) Production of N-Hexyl Isoselenocyanate

After N-hexylformamide (4.26 g, 33 mmol) was dissolved in methylenechloride (145 mL), triethylamine (20 mL, 4.30 mmol) and 4A MS (660 mg)were added. After triphosgene (5.3 g, 18 mmol) was dissolved inmethylene chloride (25 mL), the solution was slowly added dropwise over1 hour. The reaction mixture was refluxed for 4 h, then selenium (5.2 g,66 mmol) was added, and stirring was performed for 4 h. The reactionmixture was cooled, then washed with water, methylene chloride, andbrine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, concentrated underreduced pressure, and then subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (6.2 g, 99%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDC1₃) δ 3.61 (t, J = 6.6 Hz, .2H), 1.67-1.82 (m, 2H),1.26-1.52 (m, 6H), 0.85-0.98 (m, 3H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 191 [M+H]⁺.

3) Production of 3-hexyl-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

Dioxane (170 mL) and sarcosine (346 mg, 3.89 mmol) were added to thecompound (740 mg, 3.89 mmol) obtained in step 2), and the mixture waswarmed at 110° C. for 4 h. After the reaction, the reaction mixture wascooled to room temperature and concentrated under reduced pressure, andthe resulting residue was subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (945 mg, 93%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDC1₃) δ 3.88 (t, J = 7.6 Hz, .2H), 3.86 (s, 2H), 3.42(s, 3H), 1.53-1.80 (m, 2H), 1.20-1.40 (m, 5H), 0.80-0.95 (m, 3H).

MS (EI): m/z = 262 [M+H]⁺.

4) Production of5-(2,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-3-hexyl-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1aja)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (52 mg, 0.2 mmol) obtained instep 3) and 2,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (25 mg, 0.22 mmol) and followed bystirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride (3 mg) were added,and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After the reaction, themixture was subjected to column separation to obtain the target compound(26 mg, 34%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 10.4 (s, 1H), 10.1 (s, 1H), 8.56 (d, J = 8.8Hz, 1H), 7.24 (s, 1H), 6.37 (s, 1H), 6.28 (d, J = 8.9 Hz, 1H), 3.83-3.95(m, 2H), 3.65 (s, 3H), 1.62 (br s, 2H), 1.26 (br s, 5H), 0.85 (br s, 3H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 405.0690 [M+Na]⁺.

Example 60 Production of5-(2,3-dihydroxybenzylidene)-3-hexyl-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1ajb, Compound 60)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (52 mg, 0.20 mmol) obtainedin step 3) of Example 59 and 2,3-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (25 mg, 0.22mmol) and followed by stirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride(3 mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. Afterthe reaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtainthe target compound (39 mg, 51%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 9. 63 (br s, 1H), 9.30 (br s, 1H), 7.79 (d,J = 8.0 Hz, 1H), 7.24 (s, 1H), 6.50-6.95 (m, 2H) 3.80-4.00 (m, 2H), 3.66(s, 3H), 1.50-1.80 (br s, 2H), 1.26 (br s, 6H), 0.86 (br s, 3H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 405.0689 [M+Na]⁺.

Example 61 Production of5-(4-(dimethylamino)benzylidene)-3-hexyl-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1ajc, Compound 61)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (52 mg, 0.20 mmol) obtainedin step 3) of Example 59 and 4-dimethylaminobenzaldehyde (33 mg, 0.22mmol) and followed by stirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride(3 mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. Afterthe reaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtainthe target compound (46 mg, 59%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 8.24 (d, J = 8.3 Hz, 1H), 7.07 (s, 1H), 6.75(d, J = 8.3 Hz, 1H), 3.82-3.95 (m, 2H), 3.67 (s, 3H), 3.02 (s, 6H), 1.63(br s, 2H), 1.27 (br s, 6H), 0.85 (br s, 3H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 394.1395 [M+H]⁺.

Example 62 Production of5-(3,5-dihydroxybenzylidene)-3-hexyl-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1aje, Compound 62)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (52 mg, 0.20 mmol) obtainedin step 3) of Example 59 and 3,5-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (25 mg, 0.22mmol) and followed by stirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride(3 mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. Afterthe reaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtainthe target compound (51 mg, 67%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 9.55 (s, 0.5H), 9.45 (s, 1.5H), 7.08 (d, J =1.4 Hz, 1H), 6.95 (s, 0.7H), 6.86 (s, 0.3H), 6.25-6.40 (m, 1H),3.80-3.95 (m, 2H), 3.66 (s, 3H), 1.62 (br s, 2H), 1.27 (br s, 6H), 0.85(br s, 3H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 405.0689 [M+Na]⁺.

Example 63 Production of3-hexyl-1-methyl-5-(4-morpholinobenzylidene)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1ajs, Compound 63)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (52 mg, 0.20 mmol) obtainedin step 3) of Example 59 and 4-morpholinobenzaldehyde (49 mg, 0.21 mmol)and followed by stirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride (3mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After thereaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (50 mg, 58%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 8.18 (d, J = 9.1 Hz, 2H), 6.94 (d, J = 9.1Hz, 2H), 6.87 (s, 1H), 3.90-3.98 (m, 2H), 3.72-3.82 (m, 4H), 3.66 (s,3H), 3.20-3.30 (m, 4H), 1.59-1.75 (m, 2H), 1.22-1.44 (m, 6H), 0.80-0.94(m, 3H) .

MS (EI): m/z = 435.1425 [M]⁺.

Example 64 Production of3-hexyl-5-(4-((2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethyl)amino)benzylidene)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1ajv, Compound 64)

Dioxane (0.5 mL) was added to the compound (23 mg, 0.09 mmol) obtainedin step 3) of Example 59 and 4-((2-(2-hydroxy)ethyl)amino)benzaldehyde(18 mg, 0.22 mmol) and followed by stirring, piperidine (13 µl) andaluminum chloride (1 mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90°C. for 5 h. After the reaction, the mixture was subjected to columnseparation to obtain the target compound (14 mg, 35%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 8.15 (d, J = 8.9 Hz, 1.4H), 7.29 (d, J = 8.8Hz, 0.6H), 6.92 (s, 0.3H), 6.85 (s, 0.7H), 6.67 (d, J = 8.9 Hz, 2 H),5.39 (br s, 0.7H), 5.18 (br s, 0.3H), 3.89-3.99 (m, 2H), 3.66 (s, 2.1H),3.57-3.65 (m, 4H), 3.49-3.55 (m, 2H), 3.48 (s, 0.9H), 3.26-3.37 (m, 2H),2.89-2.97 (m, 1H), 1.22-1.78 (m, 8H), 0.80-0.95 (m, 3H).

MS (EI): m/z = 453.1534 [M]⁺.

Example 65 Production of3-hexyl-1-methyl-5-(4-((2-morpholinoethyl)amino)benzylidene)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1ajw, Compound 65)

Dioxane (0.8 mL) was added to the compound (40 mg, 0.15 mmol) obtainedin step 3) of Example 59 and 4-(2-morpholinoethyl)aminobenzaldehyde (36mg, 0.15 mmol) and followed by stirring, piperidine (23 µl) and aluminumchloride (2 mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5h. After the reaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation toobtain the target compound (25 mg, 34%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CD₃CN) δ 8.15 (d, J = 8.9 Hz, 0.6H), 7.29 (d, J = 8.5Hz, 0.4H), 6.91 (s, 0.4H), 6.85 (s, 0.6H), 6.65 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H),5.35 (br s, 0.5H), 3.94 (q, J = 7.4 Hz, 2H), 3.66 (s, 2H), 3.64 (t, J =4.6 Hz, 2H), 3.49 (s, 1H), 3.12-3.29 (m, 2H), 2.57 (t, J = 6.2 Hz, 2H),2.40-2.50 (m, 4H), 1.62-1.76 (m, 2H), 1.46-1.61 (m, 2H), 1.20-1.40 (m,6H), 0.83-0.95 (m, 3H).

MS (EI): m/z = 478.1849 [M]⁺.

Example 66 Production of5-(4-fluorobenzylidene)-3-hexyl-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1ajx, Compound 66)

Dioxane (1.2 mL) was added to the compound (105 mg, 0.4 mmol) obtainedin step 3) of Example 59 and 4-fluorobenzaldehyde (52 mg, 0.42 mmol) andfollowed by stirring, piperidine (60 µl) and aluminum chloride (6 mg)were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After thereaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (18 mg, 12%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CD₃CN) δ 8.13 (d, J = 8.9 Hz, 1H), 6.84 (s, 1H), 7.37(d, J = 8.5 Hz, 1H), 7.17-7.32 (m, 1H), 6.83-6.98 (m, 2H), 4.08-4.20 (m,1H), 3.77 (t, J= 4.8 Hz, 2H), 3.68 (s, 1.7H), 3.47 (s, 1.3H), 3.17-3.30(m, 2H), 2.95-3.06 (m, 1H), 1.15-1.36 (m, 4H), 0.75-0.96 (m, 3H).

MS (EI): m/z = 368.0806 [M+]⁺.

Example 67 Production of5-(4-((2-(2-fluoroethoxy)ethyl)amino)benzylidene)-3-hexyl-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1ajy, Compound 67)

Dioxane (4.7 mL) was added to the compound (654 mg, 2.49 mmol) obtainedin step 3) of Example 59 and4-((2-(2-fluoroethoxy)ethyl)amino)benzaldehyde (527 mg, 2.49 mmol) andfollowed by stirring, piperidine (370 µl) and aluminum chloride (66 mg)were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After thereaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (791 mg, 70%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CD₃CN) δ 8.15 (d, J = 8.9 Hz, 2H), 6.84 (s, 1H), 6.66(d, J = 8.9 Hz, 2H), 5.28 (br s, 1H), 4.62 (t, J = 4.0 Hz, 1H), 4.46 (t,J = 4.0 Hz, 1H), 3.95 (t, J = 7.5 Hz, 2H), 3.75 (t, J = 4.0 Hz, 1H) 3.65(s, 3H), 3.60-3.72 (m, 3H), 1.60-1.75 (m, 2H),1.24-1.38 (m, 6H),0.82-0.94 (m, 3H).

MS (EI): m/z = 455.1484 [M+]⁺.

Example 68 Production of3-cyclopentyl-5-(2,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1aka, Compound 68) 1) Production of N-Cyclopentylformamide

After cyclopentylamine (27 g, 322 mmol) was added to formic acid (30 g,644 mmol), the reaction was conducted under reflux at 90° C. for 48hours and terminated. The reaction mixture was concentrated underreduced pressure and dried in a high vacuum to obtain the targetcompound (26 g, 71%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDC1₃) δ 8.13 (s, 0.2H), 8.09 (s, 0.8H),), 5.98 (br s,1H), 4.20-4.38 (m, 0.8H), 3.78-3.95(m, 0.2H), 1.95-2.09 (m, 2H),1.55-1.79 (m, 4H), 1.35-1.54 (m, 2H).

MS (EI): m/z = 113 [M]⁺.

2) Production of N-Cyclopentyl Isoselenocyanate

After N-(cyclohexyl)formamide (4.6 g, 33 mmol) was dissolved inmethylene chloride (145 mL), triethylamine (20 mL, 4.30 mmol) and 4A MS(660 mg) were added. After triphosgene (5.3 g, 18 mmol) was dissolved inmethylene chloride (25 mL), the solution was slowly added dropwise over1 hour. The reaction mixture was refluxed for 4 h, then selenium (5.2 g,66 mmol) was added, and stirring was performed for 4 h. The reactionmixture was cooled, then washed with water, methylene chloride, andbrine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, concentrated underreduced pressure, and then subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (3.4 g, 51%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.20-7.35 (m, 2H), 7.00 (7.13 (m, 2H).

MS (EI): m/z = 175 [M]+.

3) Production of 3-cyclopentyl-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

Dioxane (170 mL) and sarcosine (346 mg, 3.89 mmol) were added to thecompound (778 mg, 3.89 mmol) obtained in step 2), and the mixture waswarmed at 110° C. for 4 h. After the reaction, the reaction mixture wascooled to room temperature and concentrated under reduced pressure, andthe resulting residue was subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (382 mg, 40%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDC1₃) δ 5.15 (quintet, J = 8.5 Hz, 1H), 3.81 (s, 2H),3.42 (s, 3H), 2.00-2.20 (m, 2H), 1.83-1.99 (m, 4H), 1.53-1.70 (m, 2H).

MS (EI): m/z = 246 [M+H]⁺.

4) Production of3-cyclopentyl-5-(2,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1aka)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (52 mg, 0.2 mmol) obtained instep 3) and 2,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (25 mg, 0.22 mmol) and followed bystirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride (3 mg) were added,and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After the reaction, themixture was subjected to column separation to obtain the target compound(63 mg, 81%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 10.4 (s, 1H), 10.1 (s, 1H), 8.53 (d, J = 8.8Hz, 1H), 7.24 (s, 1H), 6.37 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 5.21-5.31 (m, 1H),1.98-2.15 (m, 2H), 1.68-1.88 (m, 4H), 1.48-1.67 (m, 2H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 389.0377 [M+Na]⁺.

Example 69 Production of3-cyclopentyl-5-(2,3-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1akb, Compound 69)

Dioxane (0.3 mL) was added to the compound (25 mg, 0.1 mmol) obtained instep 3) of Example 68 and 2,3-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (15 mg, 0.11 mmol)and followed by stirring, piperidine (15 µl) and aluminum chloride (1.3mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After thereaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (18 mg, 49%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 7.04 (dt, J = 7.7, 1.7 Hz, 1H), 6.85-7.00(m, 2H), 6.69-6.86 (m, 1H), 3.79 (s, 1H), 3.44 (s, 2H), 2.05-2.30 (m,2H), 1.85-2.05 (m, 4H), 1.53-1.78 (m, 2H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 389.0379 [M+Na]⁺.

Example 70 Production of3-cyclopentyl-5-(4-(dimethylamino)benzylidene)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1akc, Compound 70)

Dioxane (0.3 mL) was added to the compound (25 mg, 0.1 mmol) obtained instep 3) of Example 68 and 4-dimethylaminobenzaldehyde (16 mg, 0.11 mmol)and followed by stirring, piperidine (15 µl) and aluminum chloride (1.3mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After thereaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (36 mg, 96%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDC1₃) δ 8.21 (d, J = 9.0 Hz, 2H), 7.07 (s, 1H), 6.75(d, J = 9.0 Hz, 2H), 5.10-5.40 (m, 1H), 3.69 (s, 3H), 3.02 (s, 6H),1.96-2.18 (m, 2H), 1.75-1.93 (m, 4H), 1.52-1.69 (m, 2H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 378.1079 [M+H]⁺.

Example 71 Production of3-cyclopentyl-5-(3,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1akd, Compound 71)

Dioxane (0.3 mL) was added to the compound (25 mg, 0.1 mmol) obtained instep 3) of Example 68 and 3,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (15 mg, 0.11 mmol)and followed by stirring, piperidine (15 µl) and aluminum chloride (1.3mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After thereaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (27 mg, 73%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 9.80 (br s, 1H), 9.26 (br s, 1H), 7.94 (d, J= 1.9 Hz, 1H), 7.53 (dd, J = 8.4, 1.9 Hz, 1H), 7.01 (s, 1H), 5.28(quintet, J = 8.6 Hz, 1H), 3.68 (s, 3H), 2.00-2.20 (m, 2H), 1.73-1.95(m, 4H), 1.50-1.67 (m, 2H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 367.0561 [M+H]⁺.

Example 72 Production of3-cyclopentyl-5-(3,5-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(lake, Compound 72)

Dioxane (0.3 mL) was added to the compound (25 mg, 0.1 mmol) obtained instep 3) of Example 68 and 3,5-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (15 mg, 0.11 mmol)and followed by stirring, piperidine (15 µl) and aluminum chloride (1.3mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After thereaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (36 mg, 100%) .

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 9.52, 9.42 (each s (1:3), 2H), 7.04 (d, J =2.0 Hz, 1H), 6.95 (s, 1H), 6.80 (s, 0.4H), 5.10-5.37 (m, 1H), 3.67 (s,2.2H), 3.38 (s, 0.8H), 1.96-2.16 (m, 2H), 1.73-1.95 (m, 4H), 1.48-1.67(m, 2H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 369.0376 [M+Na]⁺.

Example 73 Production of5-(2,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-3-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1ala, Compound 73) 1) Production of N-(4-fluorophenyl)formamide

After 4-fluorophenylamine (24 g, 215 mmol) was added to formic acid (30g, 644 mmol), the reaction was conducted under reflux at 100° C. for 4hours and terminated. After ethyl acetate was added to the reactionmixture for dilution, the organic layer was washed with water, 0.1 Naqueous hydrochloric acid solution, saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonatesolution, and brine. The organic layer was dried over anhydrous sodiumsulfate, filtered, and concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain thetarget compound (24 g, 79%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDC1₃) δ 8.57 (d, J = 11.4 Hz, 0.4H), 8.37 (s, 0.6H),7.80 (br s, 0.4H), 7.45-7.56 (m, 1H), 7.23 (br s, 0.6H), 6.97-7.10 (m,3H).

MS (EI): m/z = 139 [M]⁺.

2) Production of N-(4-fluorophenyl) Isoselenocyanate

After N-(4-fluorophenyl)formamide (4.6 g, 33 mmol) was dissolved inmethylene chloride (145 mL), triethylamine (20 mL, 4.30 mmol) and 4A MS(660 mg) were added. After triphosgene (5.3 g, 18 mmol) was dissolved inmethylene chloride (25 mL), the solution was slowly added dropwise over1 hour. The reaction mixture was refluxed for 4 h, then selenium (5.2 g,66 mmol) was added, and stirring was performed for 4 h. The reactionmixture was cooled, then washed with water, methylene chloride, andbrine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, concentrated underreduced pressure, and then subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (3.4 g, 51%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.20-7.35 (m, 2H), 7.00 (7.13 (m, 2H).

MS (EI): m/z = 201 [M]⁺.

3) Production of3-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

Dioxane (170 mL) and sarcosine (346 mg, 3.89 mmol) were added to thecompound (778 mg, 3.89 mmol) obtained in step 2), and the mixture waswarmed at 110° C. for 4 h. After the reaction, the reaction mixture wascooled to room temperature and concentrated under reduced pressure, andthe resulting residue was subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (939 mg, 89%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDC1₃) δ 7.10-7.40 (m, 4H), 4.08 (s, 2H), 3.51 (s, 3H).

MS (EI): m/z = 272 [M+H]⁺.

4) Production of5-(2,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-3-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1ala)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (52 mg, 0.2 mmol) obtained instep 3) and 2,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (25 mg, 0.22 mmol) and followed bystirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride (3 mg) were added,and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After the reaction, themixture was subjected to column separation to obtain the target compound(63 mg, 81%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 10.4 (s, 1H), 10.1 (s, 1H), 8.50 (d, J = 8.8Hz, 1H), 7.28-7.60 (m, 5H), 6.38 (d, J = 2.2 Hz, 1H), 6.26 (dd, J = 8.8,2.2 Hz, 1H), 3.75 (s, 3H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 393.0150 [M+H]⁺.

Example 74 Production of5-(2,3-dihydroxybenzylidene)-3-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1alb, Compound 74)

Dioxane (1.5 mL) was added to the compound (136 mg, 0.5 mmol) obtainedin step 3) of Example 73 and 2,3-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (78 mg, 0.6 mmol)and followed by stirring, piperidine (74 µl) and aluminum chloride (7mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After thereaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (98 mg, 50%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 9.40 (br s, 2H), 7.28-7.53 (m, 4H), 7.00 (s,1H), 6.60-6.90 (m, 2H), 3.76 (s, 1H), 3.46 (s, 2H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 393.0149 [M+1]⁺.

Example 75 Production of5-(4-(dimethylamino)benzylidene)-3-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1alc, Compound 75)

Dioxane (1.5 mL) was added to the compound (136 mg, 0.5 mmol) obtainedin step 3) of Example 73 and 4-dimethylaminobenzaldehyde (82 mg, 0.6mmol) and followed by stirring, piperidine (74 µl) and aluminum chloride(7 mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. Afterthe reaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtainthe target compound (199 mg, 90%) .

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 8.19 (d, J = 9.1 Hz, 2H), 7.32-7.44 (m, 2H),7.13-7.24 (m, 2H), 6.80 (s, 1H), 6.67 (d, J = 9.1 Hz, 1H), 3.85 (s, 3H),3.06 (s, 6H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 404.0674 [M+H]⁺.

Example 76 Production of5-(3,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-3-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1ald, Compound 76)

Dioxane (1.5 mL) was added to the compound (136 mg, 0.5 mmol) obtainedin step 3) of Example 73 and 3,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (78 mg, 0.6 mmol)and followed by stirring, piperidine (74 µl) and aluminum chloride (7mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After thereaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (67 mg, 34%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 9.56 (s, 2H), 7.29-7.57 (m, 5H), 6.93 (s,1H), 6.35 (d, J = 2.0 Hz, 1H), 6.20-6.32 (m, 1H), 3.46 (s, 3H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 414.9971 [M+1]⁺.

Example 77 Production of5-(3,5-dihydroxybenzylidene)-3-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1ale, Compound 77)

Dioxane (3.0 mL) was added to the compound (272 mg, 1.0 mmol) obtainedin step 3) of Example 73 and 3,5-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (155 mg, 1.0mmol) and followed by stirring, piperidine (148 µl) and aluminumchloride (13 mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5h. After the reaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation toobtain the target compound (153 mg, 39%) .

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 9.56 (s, 0.5H), 9.41 (s, 1.5H), 7.40-7.56(m, 2H), 7.30-7.40 (m, 2H), 7.08 (d, J= 2.2 Hz, 1H),, 7.05 (s, 1H),6.20-6.52 (m, 2H), 3.76 (s, 2H), 3.46 (s, 1H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 393.0149 [M+H]⁺.

Example 78 Production of5-(2,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-3-octyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(lama, Compound 78) 1) Production of N-octylformamide

After N-octylamine (6.9 mL 32 mmol) was added to formic acid (3.6 mL, 95mmol), the reaction was conducted under reflux at 90° C. for 48 hoursand terminated. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reducedpressure, dried in a high vacuum, and subjected to column separation toobtain the target compound (5.5 g, 94%).

H-NMR (300 MHz, CDC1₃) δ 8.15 (s, 1H), 6.17 (br s, 1H), 3.17-3.31 (m,2H), 1.48-1.55 (m, 2H), 1.24-1.28 (m, 10H), 0.88 (t, J = 6.6 Hz, 3H).

MS (EI): m/z = 156 [M-1]⁺.

2) Production of N-Octyl Isoselenocyanate

After N-octylformamide (1.0 g, 5.8 mmol) was dissolved in EDC (20 mL),triethylamine (3.5 mL, 25 mmol) and 4A MS (1 g) were added. Aftertriphosgene (930 mg, 3.1 mmol) was dissolved in EDC (10 mL), thesolution was slowly added dropwise over 1 hour. The reaction mixture wasrefluxed for 4 h, then selenium (917 mg,66 mmol) was added, and stirringwas performed for 4 h. The reaction mixture was cooled, then washed withwater, methylene chloride, and brine, dried over anhydrous sodiumsulfate, filtered, concentrated under reduced pressure, and thensubjected to column separation to obtain the target compound (912 mg,67%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDC1₃) δ 3.60 (t, J = 6.6 Hz, 2H), 1.73 (q, J = 7.7 Hz,2H), 1.29-1.44 (m, 10H), 0.89 (t, J = 7.0 Hz, 3H).

3) Production of N-octyl-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

Dioxane (10 mL) and sarcosine (123 mg, 1.4 mmol) were added to thecompound (300 mg, 1.37 mmol) obtained in step 2), and the mixture waswarmed at 110° C. for 4 h. After the reaction, the reaction mixture wascooled to room temperature and concentrated under reduced pressure, andthe resulting residue was subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (320 mg, 81%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDC1₃) δ 3.86-3.91 (m, 4H), 3.42 (s, 3H), 1.63-1.73 (m,2H), 1.27-1.32 (m, 10H), 0.89 (t, J = 7.0 Hz, 3H).

4) Production of5-(2,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-3-octyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(lama)

Dioxane (2 mL) was added to the compound (150 mg, 0.52 mmol) obtained instep 3) and 2,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (86 mg, 0.62 mmol) and followed bystirring, piperidine (77 µl) and aluminum chloride (14 mg) were added,and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After the reaction, themixture was subjected to column separation to obtain the target compound(124 mg, 58%) .

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 10.4 (s, 1H), 10.2 (s, 1H), 8.57 (d, J = 8.8Hz, 1H), 7.24 (s, 1H), 6.37 (d, J = 0.2 Hz, 1H), 6.29 (dd, J = 8.8, 2.6Hz, 1H 1H), 3.88 (t J = 7.3 Hz, 2H), 3.65 (s, 3H), 1.60-1.64 (m, 2H),1.24-1.26 (m, 10H), 0.84 (t, J = 6.4 Hz, 3H).

MS (EI): m/z = 410.1110 [M]⁺.

Example 79 Production of5-(3,5-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-3-octyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(lame, Compound 79)

Dioxane (1 mL) was added to the compound (70 mg, 0.24 mmol) obtained instep 3) of Example 78 and 3,5-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (40 mg, 0.29 mmol)and followed by stirring, piperidine (36 µl) and aluminum chloride (6.4mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After thereaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (91 mg, 92%) .

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 9.52 (s, 1H), 9.42 (s, 1H), 7.15 (s, 1H),6.96 (s, 0.3H), 6.86 (s, 0.7H), 6.27-6.36 (m, 2H), 3.88 (t, J = 7.3 Hz,2H), 3.66 (s, 3H), 1.63 (s, 2H), 1.25-1.27 (m, 10H), 0.85 (t, J = 6.6Hz, 3H).

MS (EI): m/z = 410.1110 [M]⁺.

Example 80 Production of3-decyl-5-(2,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1ana, Compound 80) 1) Production of N-decylformamide

After N-octylamine (6.9 mL 32 mmol) was added to formic acid (3.6 mL, 95mmol), the reaction was conducted under reflux at 90° C. for 48 hoursand terminated. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reducedpressure, dried in a high vacuum, and subjected to column separation toobtain the target compound (5.5 g, 94%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDC1₃) δ 8.16 (s, 0.2H), 5.74 (br s, 1H), 3.29 (q, J=6.7 Hz, 2H), 1.48-1.55 (m, 3H), 1.20-1.29 (m, 13H), 0.88 (t, J = 6.8 Hz,3H).

MS (EI): m/z = 184 [M-1]⁺.

2) Production of N-Decyl Isoselenocyanate

After N-decylformamide (500 mg, 2.7 mmol) was dissolved in EDC (24 mL),triethylamine (1.6 mL, 25 mmol) and 4A MS (0.1 g) were added. Aftertriphosgene (432 mg, 3.1 mmol) was dissolved in EDC (16 mL), thesolution was slowly added dropwise over 1 hour. The reaction mixture wasrefluxed for 4 h, then selenium (426 mg,5.4 mmol) was added, andstirring was performed for 4 h. The reaction mixture was cooled, thenwashed with water, methylene chloride, and brine, dried over anhydroussodium sulfate, filtered, concentrated under reduced pressure, and thensubjected to column separation to obtain the target compound (462 mg,69%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDC1₃) δ 3.59 (t, J = 6.7 Hz, 2H), 1.73 (quintet, J =6.7 Hz, 1H), 1.27-1.44 (m, 14H), 0.88 (t, J = 6.7 Hz, 3H).

MS (EI): m/z = 247 [M]⁺.

3) Production of N-decyl-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

Dioxane (10 mL) and sarcosine (108 mg, 1.4 mmol) were added to thecompound (300 mg, 1.37 mmol) obtained in step 2), and the mixture waswarmed at 110° C. for 4 h. After the reaction, the reaction mixture wascooled to room temperature and concentrated under reduced pressure, andthe resulting residue was subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (289 mg, 75%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDC1₃) δ 3.86-3.91 (m, 4H), 3.42 (s, 2H), 1.27-1.44 (m,3H), 1.63-1.73 (m, 2H), 1.26-1.32 (m, 14H), 0.88 (t, J = 6.6 Hz, 3H).

4) Production of3-decyl-5-(2,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1ana)

Dioxane (1.5 mL) was added to the compound (100 mg, 0.32 mmol) obtainedin step 3) and 2,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (52 mg, 0.38 mmol) and followedby stirring, piperidine (47 µl) and aluminum chloride (8.4 mg) wereadded, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After the reaction,the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtain the targetcompound (94 mg, 69%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 10.4 (s, 1H), 10.1 (s, 1H), 8.57 (d, J = 8.8Hz, 1H), 7.24 (s, 1H), 6.37 (d, J = 2.3 Hz, 1H), 6.28 (dd, J = 8.8, 2.2Hz, 1H), 3.88 (t, J = 7.3 Hz,2H), 3.65 (s, 3H), 1.57-1.67 (m, 2H),1.17-1.26 (m, 14H), 10.84 (t, J = 7.0 Hz, 3H).

MS (EI): m/z = 438.1425 [M]⁺.

Example 81 Production of5-(2,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-3-(2-morpholinoethyl)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1apa, Compound 81) 1) Production of N-(3-morpholinoethyl)Formamide

After N-(3-aminoethyl)morpholine (3.0 mL 21 mmol) was added to formicacid (2.6 mL, 69 mmol), the reaction was conducted under reflux at 90°C. for 48 hours and terminated. The reaction mixture was concentratedunder reduced pressure, dried in a high vacuum, and subjected to columnseparation to obtain the target compound (4.6 g, 122%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDC1₃) δ 8.30 (s, 1), 7.11 (br s, 1H),), 3.83 (t, J =4.7 Hz, 4H), 3.56 (q, J = 5.7 Hz, 2H), 2.79-2.83 (m, 6H).

MS (EI): m/z = 158 [M]⁺.

2) Production of N-(3-morpholinoethyl) isoselenocyanate

After N-(3-morpholinoethyl)formamide (1.0 g, 6.3 mmol) was dissolved inEDC (20 mL), triethylamine (3.7 mL, 27 mmol) and 4A MS (1 g) were added.After triphosgene (930 mg, 3.1 mmol) was dissolved in EDC (10 mL), thesolution was slowly added dropwise over 1 hour. The reaction mixture wasrefluxed for 4 h, then selenium (998 mg,13 mmol) was added, and stirringwas performed for 4 h. The reaction mixture was cooled, then washed withwater, methylene chloride, and brine, dried over anhydrous sodiumsulfate, filtered, concentrated under reduced pressure, and thensubjected to column separation to obtain the target compound (452 mg,33%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 3.68-3.74 (m, 6H), 2.71 (t, J = 6.2 Hz, 2H),2.52 (t, J = 4.7 Hz, 4H).

MS (EI) : m/z = 220 [M]⁺.

3) Production ofN-(3-morpholinoethyl)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

Dioxane (12 mL) and sarcosine (184 mg, 2.06 mmol) were added to thecompound (452 mg, 2.06 mmol) obtained in step 2), and the mixture waswarmed at 110° C. for 4 h. After the reaction, the reaction mixture wascooled to room temperature and concentrated under reduced pressure, andthe resulting residue was subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (368 mg, 61%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDC1₃) δ 4.04 (t, J = 6.6 Hz, 2H), 3.89 (s, 2H),3.65-3.70 (m, 4H), 3.43 (s, 3H), 2.68 (t, J = 6.6 Hz, 2H), 2.52-2.55 (m,3H), 2.40-2.45 (m, 1H).

MS (EI) : m/z = 291 [M]⁺.

4) Production of5-(2,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-3-(2-morpholinoethyl)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1apa)

Dioxane (1.5 mL) was added to the compound (100 mg, 0.33 mmol) obtainedin step 3) and 2,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (57 mg, 0.41 mmol) and followedby stirring, piperidine (51 µl) and aluminum chloride (9.2 mg) wereadded, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After the reaction,the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtain the targetcompound (42 mg, 30%) .

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 10.4 (s, 1H), 10.2 (s, 1H), 8.56 (d, J = 8.8Hz, 1H), 7.25 (s, 1H), 6.38 (d, J = 2.1 Hz, 1H), 6.29 (dd, J = 8.9, 2.1Hz, 1H), 4.03 (t, J = 6.6 Hz, 2H), 3.66 (s, 3H), 3.53 (t, J = ? Hz, 6H),2.58 (t, J = 6.7 Hz, 2H), 2.44 (s, 2H).

MS (EI): m/z = 411.0698 [M]⁺.

Example 82 Production of5-(3,5-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-3-(2-morpholinoethyl)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1ape, Compound 82)

Dioxane (1.5 mL) was added to the compound (100 mg, 0.33 mmol) obtainedin step 3) of Example 81 and 3,5-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (57 mg, 0.41mmol) and followed by stirring, piperidine (51 µl) and aluminum chloride(9.2 mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. Afterthe reaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtainthe target compound (4.9 mg, 3.5%) .

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 9.53 (s, 1H), 9.44 (s, 1H), 7.08 (s, 1H),7.24 (s, 1H), 6.97 (s, 0.4H), 6.88 (s, 0.6H), 6.30 (s, 1H), 6.22-6.38(m, 1H), 3.96-4.08 (m, 2H), 3.67 (s, 1.3H), 3.47-3.58 (m, 4H), 3.38 (s,1.7H), 2.54-2.65 (m, 2H), 2.35-2.47 (m, 4H).

MS (EI): m/z = 411.0701 [M]⁺.

Example 83 Production of5-(2,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-3-(2-morpholinopropyl)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1aqa, Compound 83) 1) Production of N-(3-morpholinopropyl)formamide

After N-(3-aminoethyl)morpholine (3.0 mL 21 mmol) was added to formicacid (2.4 mL, 62 mmol), the reaction was conducted under reflux at 90°C. for 48 hours and terminated. The reaction mixture was concentratedunder reduced pressure, dried in a high vacuum, and subjected to columnseparation to obtain the target compound (4.4 g, 122%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 8.34 (s, 1H), 7.03 (br s, 1H),), 3.86 (t, J =4.7 Hz, 4H), 3.37 (q, J = 6.4 Hz, 2H), 2.78-2.85 (m, 6H), 1.90 (quintet,J = 6.1 Hz, 2H).

MS (EI): m/z = 172 [M]⁺.

2) Production of N-(3-morpholinopropyl) isoselenocyanate

After N-(3-morpholinopropyl)formamide (1.0 g, 5.8 mmol) was dissolved inEDC (20 mL), triethylamine (3.5 mL, 25 mmol) and 4A MS (1 g) were added.After triphosgene (930 mg, 3.1 mmol) was dissolved in EDC (10 mL), thesolution was slowly added dropwise over 1 hour. The reaction mixture wasrefluxed for 4 h, then selenium (917 mg,66 mmol) was added, and stirringwas performed for 4 h. The reaction mixture was cooled, then washed withwater, methylene chloride, and brine, dried over anhydrous sodiumsulfate, filtered, concentrated under reduced pressure, and thensubjected to column separation to obtain the target compound (912 mg,67%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 3.69-3.73 (m, 6H), 2.42-2.48 (m, 6H), 1.89(quintet, J = 6.6 Hz, 2H).

MS (EI): m/z = 234 [M]⁺.

3) Production ofN-(3-morpholinoethyl)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

Dioxane (12 mL) and sarcosine (344 mg, 3.86 mmol) were added to thecompound (900 mg, 3.86 mmol) obtained in step 2), and the mixture waswarmed at 110° C. for 4 h. After the reaction, the reaction mixture wascooled to room temperature and concentrated under reduced pressure, andthe resulting residue was subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (975 mg, 83%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 4.98 (t, J = 7.3 Hz, 2H), 3.87 (s, 2H), 3.69(t, J = 4.6 Hz, 4H), 3.42 (s, 3H), 2.40-2.45 (m, 6H), 1.89 (quintet, J =7.3 Hz, 2H).

MS (EI): m/z = 305 [M]⁺.

4) Production of5-(2,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-3-(2-morpholinopropyl)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1aqa)

Dioxane (1.5 mL) was added to the compound (100 mg, 0.33 mmol) obtainedin step 3) and 2,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (55 mg, 0.39 mmol) and followedby stirring, piperidine (49 µl) and aluminum chloride (8.8 mg) wereadded, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After the reaction,the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtain the targetcompound (73 mg, 53%) .

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 8.58 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.24 (s, 1H), 6.37(d, J = 2.3 Hz, 1H), 6.28 (dd, J = 8.9, 2.3 Hz, 1H), 3.96 (t, J = 6.6Hz, 2H), 3.66 (s, 3H), 3.47 (t, J = 4.0 Hz, 4H), 2.28-2.35 (m, 6H), 1.81(t, J = 6.8 Hz, 2H).

MS (EI): m/z = 425.0855 [M]⁺.

Example 84 Production of5-(3,5-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-3-(3-morpholinopropyl)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1aqe, Compound 84)

Dioxane (1.5 mL) was added to the compound (100 mg, 0.33 mmol) obtainedin step 3) of Example 83 and 2,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (55 mg, 0.39mmol) and followed by stirring, piperidine (49 µl) and aluminum chloride(8.8 mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. Afterthe reaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtainthe target compound (42 mg, 30%) .

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 9.45 (br s, 2H), 7.09 (d, J = 2.0 Hz, 1H),6.97 (s, 0.5H), 6.86 (s, 0.5H), 6.24-6.35 (m, 2H), 3.90-4.02 (m, 2H),3.67 (s, 1.8H), 3.43-3.58 (m, 4H), 3.38 (s, 1.2H), 2.20-2.40 (m, 6H),1.74-1.88 (m, 2H).

MS (EI): m/z = 425.0854 [M]⁺.

Example 85 Production of5-(4-chlorobenzylidene)-1-methyl-3-(3-morpholinopropyl)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1aqj, Compound 85)

Dioxane (0.8 mL) was added to the compound (52 mg, 0.17 mmol) obtainedin step 3) of Example 81 and 4-chlorobenzaldehyde (19 mg, 0.13 mmol) andfollowed by stirring, piperidine (20 µl) and aluminum chloride (1.7 mg)were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After thereaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (42 mg, 75%) .

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 8.17 (d, J = 8.6 Hz, 1.4H), 7.99 (d, J = 8.6Hz, 0.6H), 7.40-7.60 (m, 2H), 7.19 (s, 0.7H), 7.00 (s, 0.3H), 3.92-4.30(m, 2H), 3.69 (s, 2.2H), 3.43-3.60 (m, 4H), 3.46 (s, 0.8H), 2.18-2.38(m, 6H), 1.64-1.87 (m, 2H).

MS (EI): m/z = 427.0565 [M]⁺.

Example 86 Production of5-(4-fluorobenzylidene)-1-methyl-3-(3-morpholinopropyl)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1aqx, Compound 86)

Dioxane (2 mL) was added to the compound (100 mg, 0.33 mmol) obtained instep 3) of Example 81 and 4-fluorobenzaldehyde (35 uL, 0.33 mmol) andfollowed by stirring, piperidine (81 µl) and aluminum chloride (8.8 mg)were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After thereaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (69 mg, 52%) .

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 8.19-8.31 (m, 0.7H), 7.98-8.06 (m, 0.3H),7.56-7.66 (m, 0.3H), 7.40-7.50 (m, 0.7H), 7.20-7.35 (m, 2H), 7.21 (s,0.7H), 7.02 (s, 0.3H), 3.80-4.30 (m, 2H), 3.69 (s, 1.6H), 3.25-3.63 (m,4H), 3.18 (s, 1.4H), 2.20-2.40 (m, 6H), 1.65-1.87 (m, 2H).

MS (EI): m/z = 411.0859 [M]⁺.

Example 87 Production of5-(2,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-3-(5-fluorohexyl)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1ara, Compound 87) 1) Production of N-(6-fluorohexyl)Formamide

After 6-formamidohexylmethanesulfonate (800 mg, 3.6 mmol) was dissolvedin acetonitrile (60 mL), TBAF (1 m soln. in THF, 7.17 mL, 7.17 mmol) wasadded, and the mixture for reaction was stirred for 2 hours. Thereaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure, dried withwater, ethyl acetate, and anhydrous sodium sulfate, then filtered,distilled under reduced pressure, dried in a high vacuum, and subjectedto column separation to obtain the target compound (463 mg, 88%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 8.18 (s, 1H), 5.57 (br s, 1H), 4.52 (t, J =6.0 Hz, 1H), 4.37 (t, J = 6.0 Hz, 1H), 3.15-3.40 (m, 2H), 1.30-1.80 (m,8H).

MS (EI): m/z = 146 [M-H]⁺.

2) Production of N-(6-fluorohexyl) Isoselenocyanate

After N-(6-fluorohexyl)formamide (595 mg, 4.0 mmol) was dissolved in MC(14 mL), triethylamine (2.4 mL, 17 mmol) and 4A MS (80 mg) were added.After triphosgene (648 mg, 2.2 mmol) was dissolved in MC (6 mL), thesolution was slowly added dropwise over 1 hour. The reaction mixture wasrefluxed for 4 h, then selenium (638 mg, 8.1 mmol) was added, andstirring was performed for 4 h. The reaction mixture was cooled, thenwashed with water, methylene chloride, and brine, dried over anhydroussodium sulfate, filtered, concentrated under reduced pressure, and thensubjected to column separation to obtain the target compound (513 mg,61%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 4.54 (t, J = 5.9 Hz, 1H), 4.38 (t, J = 5.9 Hz,1H), 3.63 (t, J = 6.6 Hz, 2H), 1.60-1.85 (m, 4H), 1.35-1.57 (m, 4H).

MS (EI): m/z = 207 [M-H]⁺.

3) Production of 3-(6-fluorohexyl)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

Dioxane (140 mL) and sarcosine (214 mg, 2.4 mmol) were added to thecompound (495 mg, 1.37 mmol) obtained in step 2), and the mixture waswarmed at 110° C. for 4 h. After the reaction, the reaction mixture wascooled to room temperature and concentrated under reduced pressure, andthe resulting residue was subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (450 mg, 68%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 4.47-4.57 (m, 1H), 4.33-4.41 (m, 1H), 3.88 (s,2H), 3.83-3.97 (m, 2H), 3.42 (s, 2.4H), 3.33 (s, 0.6H), 1.57-1.82 (m,4H), 1.32-1.54 (m, 4H) .

MS (EI): m/z = 280 [M+H]⁺.

4) Production of5-(2,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-3-(5-fluorohexyl)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1ara)

Dioxane (0.4 mL) was added to the compound (40 mg, 0.14 mmol) obtainedin step 3) and 2,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (20 mg, 0.14 mmol) and followedby stirring, piperidine (22 µl) and aluminum chloride (2 mg) were added,and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After the reaction, themixture was subjected to column separation to obtain the target compound(19 mg, 33%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CD₃CN) δ 8.43 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.78 (br s, 2H),7.17 (s, 1H), 6.41 (dd, J = 8.8, 2.4 Hz, 1H), 6.36 (d, J = 2.4 Hz, 1H),4.50 (t, J = 6.1 Hz, 1H), 4.34 (t, J = 6.1 Hz, 1H),3.65 (s, 2.7H), 3.37(s, 0.3H).

MS (EI): m/z = 400.0699 [M]⁺.

Example 88 Production of5-(3,5-dihydroxybenzylidene)-3-(5-fluorohexyl)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1are, Compound 88)

Dioxane (0.4 mL) was added to the compound (40 mg, 0.14 mmol) obtainedin step 3) of Example 87 and 3,5-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (20 mg, 0.14mmol) and followed by stirring, piperidine (22 µl) and aluminum chloride(2 mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. Afterthe reaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtainthe target compound (31 mg, 53%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CD₃CN) δ 8.03/7.24 (⅑) (br s, 2H), 7.16/7.15/6.99/6.98(0.8/0.8/0.2/0.2) (s, 2H), 6.88/6.78 (¼) (s, 1H), 6.30-6.40 (m, 1H),4.50 (t, J= 6.1 Hz, 1H), 4.34 (t, J = 6.1 Hz, 1H), 3.90-4.00 (m, 2H),3.65 (s, 1H),3.65 (s, 2.6H), 3.38 (s, 0.4H), 1.50-1.78 (m, 4H),1.28-1.50 (m, 4H).

MS (EI): m/z = 400.0702 [M]⁺.

Example 89 Production of5-(2,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-3-(5-fluoropentyl)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1asa, Compound 89) 1) Production of N-(5-fluoropentyl)formamide

After 5-formamidopentyl methanesulfonate (3,460 mg, 17 mmol) wasdissolved in acetonitrile (270 mL), TBAF (1 m soln. in THF, 23 mL, 23mmol) was added, and the mixture for reaction was stirred at 80° C. for2 h. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure, driedwith water, ethyl acetate, and anhydrous sodium sulfate, then filtered,distilled under reduced pressure, dried in a high vacuum, and subjectedto column separation to obtain the target compound (1,820 mg, 83%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 8.17 (s, 1H), 5.75 (br s, 1H), 4.53 (t, J =5.9 Hz, 1H), 4.37 (t, J = 5.9 Hz, 1H), 3.17-3.40 (m, 2H), 1.33-1.86 (m,6H).

MS (EI): m/z = 148 [M+H]⁺.

2) Production of N-(5-fluoropentyl) Isoselenocyanate

After N-(5-fluoropentyl)amide (824 mg, 6.2 mmol) was dissolved in EDC(22 mL), triethylamine (3.7 mL, 26 mmol) and 4A MS (124 mg) were added.After triphosgene (992 mg, 3.3 mmol) was dissolved in EDC (11 mL), thesolution was slowly added dropwise over 1 hour. The reaction mixture wasrefluxed for 4 h, then selenium (977 mg, 12 mmol) was added, andstirring was performed for 4 h. The reaction mixture was cooled, thenwashed with water, methylene chloride, and brine, dried over anhydroussodium sulfate, filtered, concentrated under reduced pressure, and thensubjected to column separation to obtain the target compound (820 mg,68%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 4.56 (t, J = 5.8 Hz, 1H), 4.40 (t, J = 5.8 Hz,1H), 3.65 (t, J = 6.5 Hz, 2H), 1.50-1.90 (m, 6H).

MS (EI): m/z = 195 [M+H]⁺.

3) Production of3-(5-fluoropentyl)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

Dioxane (200 mL) and sarcosine (372 mg, 4.2 mmol) were added to thecompound (810 mg, 4.17 mmol) obtained in step 2), and the mixture waswarmed at 110° C. for 4 h. After the reaction, the reaction mixture wascooled to room temperature and concentrated under reduced pressure, andthe resulting residue was subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (194 mg, 17%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 4.53 (t, J = 6.1 Hz, 1H), 4.37 (t, J = 6.1 Hz,1H), 3.91 (t, J = 7.5 Hz, 1H), 3.87 (s, 1.7H), 3.71 (s, 0.3H), 3.42 (s,3H), 1.60-1.87 (m, 4H), 1.37-1.54 (m, 2H).

MS (EI): m/z = 266 [M+H]⁺.

4) Production of5-(2,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-3-(5-fluoropentyl)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1asa)

Dioxane (0.4 mL) was added to the compound (38 mg, 0.14 mmol) obtainedin step 3) and 2,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (20 mg, 0.14 mmol) and followedby stirring, piperidine (22 µl) and aluminum chloride (2 mg) were added,and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After the reaction, themixture was subjected to column separation to obtain the target compound(39 mg, 70%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CD₃CN) δ 8.41 (d, J = 8.7 Hz, 1H), 7.75 (br s, 2H),7.17 (s, 1H), 6.41 (dd, J = 8.7, 2.4 Hz, 1H), 6.36 (d, J = 2.4 Hz, 1H),4.51 (t, J = 6.1 Hz, 1H), 4.36 (t, J = 6.1 Hz, 1H),3.97 (t, J = 7.3 Hz,2H), 3.65 (s, 2.7H), 3.42 (s, 0.3H), 1.59-1.81 (m, 4H), 1.33-1.48 (m,2H).

MS (EI): m/z = 386.0544 [M]⁺.

Example 90 Production of5-(3,5-dihydroxybenzylidene)-3-(5-fluoropentyl)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1ase, Compound 90)

Dioxane (0.4 mL) was added to the compound (38 mg, 0.14 mmol) obtainedin step 3) of Example 89 and 2,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (20 mg, 0.14mmol) and followed by stirring, piperidine (22 µl) and aluminum chloride(2 mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. Afterthe reaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtainthe target compound (29 mg, 52%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 9.52 (s, 1H), 9.42 (s, 1H), 7.09 (d, J = 2.0Hz, 1H), 6.97 (s, 0.5H), 6.87 (s, 0.5H), 6.22-6.38 (m, 2H), 4.51 (dt, J= 6.0, 1.7 Hz, 1H), 4.35 (dt, J = 6.0, 1.7 Hz, 1H), 3.85-3.97 (m,2H),3.67 (s, 2H), 3.38 (s, 1H), 1.52-1.81 (m, 4H), 1.27-1.46 (m, 2H) .

MS (EI): m/z = 386.0548 [M]⁺.

Example 91 Production of3-butyl-5-(2,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1ata, Compound 91) 1) Production of N-butylformamide

After N-butylamine (5.0 mL 51 mmol) was added to formic acid (5.7 mL,152 mmol), the reaction was conducted under reflux at 90° C. for 48hours and terminated. The reaction mixture was concentrated underreduced pressure, dried in a high vacuum, and subjected to columnseparation to obtain the target compound (787 mg, 15%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 8.15 (s, 1H), 6.06 (br s, 1H), 3.29 (q, J =6.9 Hz, 2H), 1.52 (quintet, J = 7.0 Hz, 2H), 1.36 (sextet, J = 7.0 Hz,2H), 0.93 (t, J = 7.2 Hz, 3H) .

2) Production of N-butyl Isoselenocyanate

After N-butylformamide (370 mg, 3.7 mmol) was dissolved in EDC (12 mL),triethylamine (2.2 mL, 16 mmol) and 4A MS (80 mg) were added. Aftertriphosgene (586 mg, 2.0 mmol) was dissolved in EDC (8 mL), the solutionwas slowly added dropwise over 1 hour. The reaction mixture was refluxedfor 4 h, then selenium (578 mg, 7.3 mmol) was added, and stirring wasperformed for 4 h. The reaction mixture was cooled, then washed withwater, methylene chloride, and brine, dried over anhydrous sodiumsulfate, filtered, concentrated under reduced pressure, and thensubjected to column separation to obtain the target compound (368 mg,62%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 3.62 (t, J = 6.6 Hz, 2H), 1.73 (quintet, J =7.1 Hz, 2H), 1.47 (sextet, J = 7.5 Hz, 2H), 0.96 (t, J = 7.3 Hz, 3H).

3) Production of 3-butyl-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

Dioxane (30 mL) and sarcosine (202 mg, 2.3 mmol) were added to thecompound (368 mg, 2.3 mmol) obtained in step 2), and the mixture waswarmed at 110° C. for 4 h. After the reaction, the reaction mixture wascooled to room temperature and concentrated under reduced pressure, andthe resulting residue was subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (255 mg, 48%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 3.87-3.92 (m, 4H), 3.43 (s, 3H), 1.62-1.72 (m,2H), 1.37 (sestet, J = 7.5 Hz, 2H), 0.95 (t, J = 7.3 Hz, 3H).

MS (EI): m/z = 234 [M+H]⁺.

4) Production of3-butyl-5-(2,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1ata)

Dioxane (1.0 mL) was added to the compound (50 mg, 0.21 mmol) obtainedin step 3) and 2,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (30 mg, 0.21 mmol) and followedby stirring, piperidine (32 µl) and aluminum chloride (2.8 mg) wereadded, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After the reaction,the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtain the targetcompound (10 mg, 13%) .

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CD₃CN) δ 8.41 (d, J = 8.7 Hz, 1H), 7.18 (s, 1H),6.27-6.45 (m, 2H), 3.95 (t, J = 7.4 Hz, 2H), 3.65 (s, 3H), 1.50-1.74 (m,2H), 1.20-1.40 (m, 2H), 0.93 (t, J = 7.3 Hz, 3H) .

MS (EI): m/z = 354.0484 [M]⁺.

Example 92 Production of3-butyl-5-(3,5-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(late, Compound 92)

Dioxane (0.8 mL) was added to the compound (30 mg, 0.13 mmol) obtainedin step 3) of Example 91 and 2,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (18 mg, 0.13mmol) and followed by stirring, piperidine (19 µl) and aluminum chloride(1.7 mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. Afterthe reaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtainthe target compound (31 mg, 68%) .

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CD₃CN) δ 7.52 (br s, 2H), 7.15 (d, J = 2.0 Hz, 1H),6.88 (s, 0.4H), 6.78 (s, 0.6H), 6.30-6.40 (m, 2H), 3.89-4.00 (m, 2H),3.65 (s, 2H), 3.38 (s, 1H), 1.57-1.74 (m, 2H), 1.22-1.42 (m, 2H),0.85-1.00 (m, 3H) .

MS (EI): m/z = 354.0479 [M]⁺.

Example 93 Production of5-(2,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-3-pentyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1aua, Compound 93) 1) Production of N-pentylformamide

After N-amylamine (5.0 mL 43 mmol) was added to formic acid (4.9 mL, 129mmol), the reaction was conducted under reflux at 90° C. for 48 hoursand terminated. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reducedpressure, dried in a high vacuum, and subjected to column separation toobtain the target compound (2.98 g, 60%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 8.15 (s, 1H), 6.17 (br s, 1H), 3.28 (q, J =6.8 Hz, 2H), 1.53 (quintet, J = 6.8 Hz, 2H), 1.29-1.34 (m, 6H),0.88-0.92 (m, 3H).

MS (EI): m/z = 114 [M-H]⁺.

2) Production of N-pentyl Isoselenocyanate

After N-pentylformamide (1.0 g, 3.7 mmol) was dissolved in EDC (30 mL),triethylamine (5.2 mL, 37 mmol) and 4A MS (200 mg) were added. Aftertriphosgene (1.39 g, 4.7 mmol) was dissolved in EDC (20 mL), thesolution was slowly added dropwise over 1 hour. The reaction mixture wasrefluxed for 4 h, then selenium (1.37 mg, 7.3 mmol) was added, andstirring was performed for 4 h. The reaction mixture was cooled, thenwashed with water, methylene chloride, and brine, dried over anhydroussodium sulfate, filtered, concentrated under reduced pressure, and thensubjected to column separation to obtain the target compound (1.06 g,69%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 3.61 (t, J = 6.6 Hz, 2H), 1.74 (quintet, J =6.6 Hz, 2H), 1.30-1.46 (m, 4H), 0.95 (t, J = 6.6 Hz, 1H).

3) Production of 1-methyl-3-pentyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

Dioxane (80 mL) and sarcosine (536 mg, 6.0 mmol) were added to thecompound (1.06 g, 6.0 mmol) obtained in step 2), and the mixture waswarmed at 110° C. for 4 h. After the reaction, the reaction mixture wascooled to room temperature and concentrated under reduced pressure, andthe resulting residue was subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (622 mg, 42%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 3.87-3.91 (m, 4H), 3.42 (s, 3H), 1.69(quintet, J = 7.5 Hz, 2H), 1.26-1.40 (m, 4H), 0.90 (t, J = 6.8 Hz, 3H).

MS (EI): m/z = 248 [M]+.

4) Production of5-(2,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-3-pentyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1aua)

Dioxane (1.0 mL) was added to the compound (50 mg, 0.20 mmol) obtainedin step 3) and 2,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (28 mg, 0.20 mmol) and followedby stirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride (2.7 mg) wereadded, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After the reaction,the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtain the targetcompound (26 mg, 35%) .

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CD₃CN) δ 8.43 (d, J = 8.7 Hz, 1H), 7.18 (br s, 1H),6.27-6.45 (m, 2H), 3.94 (t, J = 7.4 Hz, 2H), 3.65 (s, 3H), 3.42 (s,0.3H), 1.60-1.78 (m, 2H), 1.20-1.40 (m, 4H), 0.80-0.95 (m, 3H).

MS (EI): m/z = 368.0641 [M]⁺.

Example 94 Production of5-(3,5-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-3-pentyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1 Aue, Compound 94)

Dioxane (1.0 mL) was added to the compound (30 mg, 0.12 mmol) obtainedin step 3) of Example 93 and 3,5-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (17 mg, 0.12mmol) and followed by stirring, piperidine (18 µl) and aluminum chloride(1.6 mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. Afterthe reaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtainthe target compound (38 mg, 84%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CD₃CN) δ 7.15 (d, J = 2.1 Hz, 1H), 6.88 (s, 0.3H), 6.78(s, 0.7H), 6.28-6.39 (m, 2H), 3.89-4.00 (m, 2H), 3.65 (s, 1.9H), 3.38(s, 1.1H),1.62-1.75 (m, 2H), 1.20-1.48 (m, 4H), 0.84-0.94 (m, 3H).

MS (EI): m/z = 368.0638 [M]⁺.

Example 95 Production of5-(2,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-ethyl-3-phenyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1baa, Compound 95) 1) Production of1-ethyl-3-phenyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

Dioxane (170 mL) and N-ethylglycine (401 mg, 3.89 mmol) were added tothe compound (817 mg, 3.89 mmol) obtained in step 2) of Example 1, andthe mixture was warmed at 110° C. for 4 h. After the reaction, thereaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and concentrated underreduced pressure, and the resulting residue was subjected to columnseparation to obtain the target compound (210 mg, 87%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.42-7.56 (m, 3H), 7.28-7.36(m, 2H), 4.04 (q,J = 7.2 Hz, 2H), 4.02 (s, 2H), 1.36 (t, J = 7.2 Hz, 3H).

MS (EI) : m/z = 268 [M]⁺.

2) Production of5-(2,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-ethyl-3-phenyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1baa)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (52 mg, 0.2 mmol) obtained instep 1) and 2,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (25 mg, 0.22 mmol) and followed bystirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride (3 mg) were added,and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After the reaction, themixture was subjected to column separation to obtain the target compound(63 mg, 81%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 10.4 (s, 1H), 10.1 (s, 1H), 8.46 (d, J = 8.7Hz, 1H), 7.25-7.58 (m, 5H), 6.38 (s, 1H), 6.25 (d, J = 9.0 Hz, 1H), 4.35(q, J = 6.9 Hz, 2H), 1.15-1.35 (m, 3H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 389.0401 [M+H]⁺.

Example 96 Production of5-(2,3-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-ethyl-3-phenyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1bab, Compound 96)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (52 mg, 0.2 mmol) obtained instep 1) of Example 95 and 2,3-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (25 mg, 0.22 mmol)and followed by stirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride (3mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After thereaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (25 mg, 32%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 9.40 (br s, 2H), 7.69-7.78 (m, 1H),7.43-7.57 (m, 5H), 7.35-7.42 (m, 2H), 7.30-7.35 (m, 1H), 4.30-4.43 (m,1.5H), 4.15-4.28 (m, 0.5H), 1.31 (t, J = 6.9 Hz, 2H), 0.87 (t, 6.9 Hz,1H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 411.0222 [M+Na]⁺.

Example 97 Production of5-(4-(dimethylamino)benzylidene)-1-ethyl-3-phenyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1bac, Compound 97)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (52 mg, 0.2 mmol) obtained instep 1) of Example 95 and 4-dimethylaminobenzaldehyde (25 mg, 0.22 mmol)and followed by stirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride (3mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After thereaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (16 mg, 22%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 8.26 (d, J = 1.7 Hz, 2H), 7.42-7.42 (m, 1H),7.19 (s, 0.7H), 7.06 (s, 0.3H), 6.79 (d, J = 8.6 Hz, 0.8H), 6.74 (d, J =9.2 Hz, 1.2H), 4.34-4.50 (m, 2H), 3.10 (s, 4H), 3.01 (s, 2H), 1.18-1.35(m, 3H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 400.0929 [M+H]⁺.

Example 98 Production of5-(3,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-ethyl-3-phenyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1bad, Compound 98)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (52 mg, 0.2 mmol) obtained instep 1) of Example 95 and 3,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (25 mg, 0.22 mmol)and followed by stirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride (3mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After thereaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (31 mg, 40%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 9.69 (s, 1H), 7.98 (d, J = 1.7 Hz, 1H),7.42-7.58 (m, 4H), 7.33-7.41 (m, 2H), 7.20-7.29 (m, 1H), 7.13 (s, 1H),6.89 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 0.25H), 6.76 (d, J= 8.3 Hz, 0.75H), 4.29-4.60 (m,2H), 1.16-1.38 (m, 3H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 389.0404 [M+H]⁺.

Example 99 Production of5-(3,5-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-ethyl-3-phenyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1bae, Compound 99)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (52 mg, 0.2 mmol) obtained instep 1) of Example 95 and 3,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (25 mg, 0.22 mmol)and followed by stirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride (3mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After thereaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (38 mg, 49%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 9.60 (s, 0.5H), 9.40 (s, 1.5H), 7.32-7.80(m, 5H), 7.09 (s, 2H), 6.31 (s, 2H), 4.30-4.55 (m, 1.5H), 4.14-4.29 (m,0.5H), 1.22-1.40 (m, 3H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 389.0403 [M+H]⁺.

Example 100 Production of5-(3,5-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-ethyl-3-(4-ethylphenyl)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1bce, Compound 100) 1) Production of3-(4-ethylphenyl)-1-ethyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

Dioxane (240 mL) and N-ethylglycine (400 mg, 3.88 mmol) were added tothe compound (815 mg, 3.88 mmol) obtained in step 2) of Example 24, andthe mixture was warmed at 110° C. for 4 h. After the reaction, thereaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and concentrated underreduced pressure, and the resulting residue was subjected to columnseparation to obtain the target compound (520 mg, 478%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.33 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 7.22 (d, J = 7.7 Hz,2H), 4.05 (q, J = 7.1 Hz, 2H), 4.03 (s, 2H), 2.71 (q, J = 7.6 Hz, 2H),1.31 (t, J = 7.2 Hz, 3H), 1.27 (t, J = 7.2 Hz, 3H).

MS (EI): m/z = 296 [M+H]⁺.

2) Production of5-(3,5-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-ethyl-3-(4-ethylphenyl)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1bce)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (59 mg, 0.2 mmol) obtained instep 1) and 2,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (29 mg, 0.22 mmol) and followed bystirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride (3 mg) were added,and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After the reaction, themixture was subjected to column separation to obtain the target compound(40 mg, 50%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.13-7.41 (m, 6H), 6.98 (s, 0.3H), 6.88 (s,0.7H), 6.31-6.44 (m, 1H), 4.38 (q, J = 7.1 Hz, 1.3H), 4.26 (q, J = 7.1Hz, 0.7H), 2.62-2.80 (m, 2H), 1.13-1.44 (m, 6H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 416.0642 [M]⁺.

Example 101 Production of5-(4-bromobenzylidene)-1-ethyl-3-(4-ethylphenyl)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1bci, Compound 101)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (61 mg, 0.2 mmol) obtained instep 1) of Example 100 and 4-bromobenzaldehyde (41 mg, 0.22 mmol) andfollowed by stirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride (3 mg)were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After thereaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (20 mg, 22%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 8.25 (d, J = 8.9 Hz, 1H), 7.42-7.59 (m, 4H),7.29-7.41 (m, 2H), 7.15 (s, 0.6H), 7.01 (s, 0.4H), 6.50-6.67 (m, 2H),3.78 (s, 1.8H), 3.60 (s, 1.2H), 3.34 (br s, 4H), 1.90-2.05 (m, 4H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 487.9739 [M+Na]⁺.

Example 102 Production of1-ethyl-3-(4-ethylphenyl)-5-(4-pyrrolidine-1-yl)benzylidene-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1bck, Compound 102)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (59 mg, 0.2 mmol) obtained instep 1) of Example 100 and 4-(pyrrolidine-1-yl)benzaldehyde (39 mg, 0.22mmol) and followed by stirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride(3 mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. Afterthe reaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtainthe target compound (25 mg, 28%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 8.21 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.46-7.77 (m, 0.4H),7.19-7.45 (m, 5H), 7.17 (s, 0.4H), 6.77 (s, 0.6H), 6.57 (d, J = 8.8 Hz,0.6H), 6.52 (d, J= 8.6 Hz, 1H), 4.45 (pentet, J = 7.2 Hz, 1.6H),4.20-4.39 (m, 0.4H), 3.25-3.55 (m, 4H), 2.71 (q, J = 7.5 Hz, 2H),1.93-2.20 (m, 4H), 1.42 (t, J= 7.2 Hz, 2H), 1.27 (t, J = 7.6 Hz, 3H),1.08 (t, J = 7.0 Hz, 1H).

MS (EI): m/z = 453.1317 [M]⁺.

Example 103 Production of1-benzyl-5-(2,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-3-phenyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1caa, Compound 103) 1) Production of1-benzyl-3-phenyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

Dioxane (170 mL) and N-benzylglycine (643 mg, 3.89 mmol) were added tothe compound (817 mg, 3.89 mmol) obtained in step 2) of Example 1, andthe mixture was warmed at 110° C. for 4 h. After the reaction, thereaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and concentrated underreduced pressure, and the resulting residue was subjected to columnseparation to obtain the target compound (1.23 g, 96%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.28-7.56 (m, 10H), 5.20 (s, 2H), 3.89 (s,2H).

MS (EI): m/z = 330 [M+H]+.

2) Production of1-benzyl-5-(2,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-3-phenyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1caa)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (66 mg, 0.2 mmol) obtained instep 1) and 2,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (25 mg, 0.22 mmol) and followed bystirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride (3 mg) were added,and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After the reaction, themixture was subjected to column separation to obtain the target compound(46 mg, 51%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 10.3 (s, 1H), 10.1 (s, 1H), 8.51 (d, J = 8.8Hz, 1H), 7.28-7.59 (m, 10H), 7.27 (s, 1H), 6.26 (s, 1H), 6.20 (d, J =8.7 Hz, 1H), 5.64 (s, 2H) .

MS (ESI): m/z = 451.0560 [M+H]⁺.

Example 104 Production of1-benzyl-5-(2,3-dihydroxybenzylidene)-3-phenyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1cab, Compound 104)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (66 mg, 0.2 mmol) obtained instep 1) of Example 103 and 2,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (25 mg, 0.22 mmol)and followed by stirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride (3mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After thereaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (41 mg, 46%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 9.10 (br s, 2H), 7.77 (d, J = 6.8 Hz, 1H),7.32-7.58 (m, 9H), 7.15 (s, 1H), 6.68 (d, J = 7.8 Hz, 1H), 668 (d, J =1.4 Hz, 1H), 6.52-6.67 (m, 1H), 5.64 (s, 2H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 451.0559 [M+H]⁺.

Example 105 Production of1-benzyl-5-(4-(dimethylamino)benzylidene)-3-phenyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1cac, Compound 105)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (66 mg, 0.2 mmol) obtained instep 1) of Example 103 and 4-(dimethylamino)benzaldehyde (33 mg, 0.22mmol) and followed by stirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride(3 mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. Afterthe reaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtainthe target compound (59 mg, 64%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 8.03 (d, J = 8.9 Hz, 2H), 7.29-7.47 (m, 9H),6.69 (s, 1H), 6.56 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 2H), 5.66 (s, 2H), 2.48 (s, 6H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 462.1081 [M+H]⁺.

Example 106 Production of1-benzyl-5-(3,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-3-phenyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1cad, Compound 106)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (66 mg, 0.2 mmol) obtained instep 1) of Example 103 and 3,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (25 mg, 0.22 mmol)and followed by stirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride (3mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After thereaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (48 mg, 53%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 9.79 (br s, 1H), 9.22 (br s, 1H), 7.81 (d, J= 1.9 Hz, 1H), 7.10-7.62 (m, 11H), 6.91 (s, 1H), 6.70 (d, J = 8.4 Hz,1H), 5.65 (s, 2H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 451.0558 [M+H]⁺.

Example 107 Production of1-benzyl-5-(3,5-dihydroxybenzylidene)-3-phenyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1cae, Compound 107)

Dioxane (0.6 mL) was added to the compound (66 mg, 0.2 mmol) obtained instep 1) of Example 103 and 3,5-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (25 mg, 0.22 mmol)and followed by stirring, piperidine (30 µl) and aluminum chloride (3mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After thereaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtain thetarget compound (72 mg, 80%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 9.45, 9.42, 9.38, 9.25 (each s, 2H),7.22-7.60 (m, 6H), 6.64-6.90 (m, 3H), 6.12-6.35 (m, 1H), 6.08 (s, 2H),5.68 (s, 0.4H), 5.54 (s, 1H), 5.00, 4.86 (each s, 0.6H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 473.0378 [M+Na]+.

Example 108 Production of1-benzyl-5-(2,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-3-(4-ethylphenyl)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1cca, Compound 108) 1) Production of3-(4-ethylphenyl)-1-benzyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

Dioxane (15 mL) and N-benzylglycine (864 mg, 5.23 mmol) were added tothe compound (1.10 g, 5.23 mmol) obtained in step 2) of Example 24, andthe mixture was warmed at 110° C. for 4 h. After the reaction, thereaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and concentrated underreduced pressure, and the resulting residue was subjected to columnseparation to obtain the target compound (1.72 g, 92%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.38-7.49 (m, 5H), 7.34 (d, J = 8.5 Hz, 2H),7.25 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 2H), 5.22 (s, 2H), 3.87 (s, 2H), 2.72 (q, J = 7.6Hz, 2H), 1.28 (t, J = 7.6 Hz, 3H).

MS (EI) : m/z = 329 [M]⁺.

2) Production of1-benzyl-5-(2,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-3-(4-ethylphenyl)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1cca)

Dioxane (0.9 mL) was added to the compound (100 mg, 0.28 mmol) obtainedin step 1) and 2,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (43 mg, 0.31 mmol) and followedby stirring, piperidine (41 µl) and aluminum chloride (4 mg) were added,and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After the reaction, themixture was subjected to column separation to obtain the target compound(31 mg, 23%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 10.2 (br s, 1H), 10.1 (br s, 1H), 8.50 (d, J= 8.9 Hz, 1H), 7.28-7.50 (m, 9H), 7.25 (s, 1H), 6.23-6.28 (m, 1H),6.13-6.22 (m, 1H), 5.63 (s, 2H), 2.56-2.76 (m, 2H), 1.10-1.30 (m, 3H).

MS (EI): m/z = 478.0793 [M]⁺.

Example 109 Production of1-benzyl-5-(3,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-3-(4-ethylphenyl)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1ccd, Compound 109)

Dioxane (0.9 mL) was added to the compound (100 mg, 0.28 mmol) obtainedin step 1) of Example 108 and 3,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (43 mg, 0.31mmol) and followed by stirring, piperidine (41 µl) and aluminum chloride(4 mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. Afterthe reaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtainthe target compound (73 mg, 55%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 9.70 (br s, 1H), 9.20 (br s, 1H), 7.80 (d, J= 2.1 Hz, 1H), 7.10-7.49 (m, 10H), 6.90 (s, 1H), 6.70 (d, J = 8.3 Hz,1H), 5.68 (s, 2H), 267 (q, J = 7.6 Hz, 2H), 1.22 (t, J = 7.6 Hz, 3H).

MS (EI): m/z = 478.0798 [M]⁺.

Example 110 Production of1-benzyl-5-(3,5-dihydroxybenzylidene)-3-(4-ethylphenyl)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1cce, Compound 110)

Dioxane (0.9 mL) was added to the compound (100 mg, 0.28 mmol) obtainedin step 1) of Example 108 and 3,5-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (43 mg, 0.22mmol) and followed by stirring, piperidine (41 µl) and aluminum chloride(4 mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. Afterthe reaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtainthe target compound (67 mg, 50%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 9.45 (s, 1H), 9.26 (s, 1H), 7.23-7.53 (m,7H), 7.10-7.20 (m, 1H), 6.65-6.96 (m, 2H), 6.03-6.35 (m, 2H), 5.67 (s,0.5H), 5.54 (s, 0.5H), 4.99 (s, 0.5H), 4.86 (s, 0.5H), 2.57-2.66 (m,2H), 1.06-1.30 (m, 3H).

MS (EI+): m/z = 478.0797 [M]⁺.

Example 111 Production of1-benzyl-3-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-(2,3-dihydroxybenzylidene)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1cdb, Compound 111) 1) Production of3-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-benzyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on

Dioxane (11 mL) and N-benzylglycine (610 mg, 3.69 mmol) were added tothe compound (800 mg, 3.69 mmol) obtained in step 2) of Example 35, andthe mixture was warmed at 110° C. for 4 h. After the reaction, thereaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and concentrated underreduced pressure, and the resulting residue was subjected to columnseparation to obtain the target compound (1.27 g, 95%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.28-7.55 (m, 9H), 5.21 (s, 2H), 3.88 (s, 2H).

MS (EI): m/z = 364 [M+H]⁺.

2) Production of1-benzyl-3-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-(2,3-dihydroxybenzylidene)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1cdb)

Dioxane (0.9 mL) was added to the compound (98 mg, 0.27 mmol) obtainedin step 1) and 2,3-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (41 mg, 0.30 mmol) and followedby stirring, piperidine (41 µl) and aluminum chloride (4 mg) were added,and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. After the reaction, themixture was subjected to column separation to obtain the target compound(49 mg, 38%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 9.56 (br s, 1H), 9.16 (br s, 1H), 7.48-7.65(m, 5H), 7.25-7.47 (m, 4H), 7.24 (s, 1H), 6.80 (dd, J= 7.8, 1.4 Hz, 1H),6.55 (t, J= 7.8 Hz, 1H), 5.63 (s, 2H).

MS (EI+): m/z = 484.0097 [M]⁺.

Example 112 Production of1-benzyl-3-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-(3,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1cdd, Compound 112)

Dioxane (0.9 mL) was added to the compound (98 mg, 0.27 mmol) obtainedin step 1) of Example 11 and 3,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (41 mg, 0.30mmol) and followed by stirring, piperidine (41 µl) and aluminum chloride(4 mg) were added, and the mixture was warmed at 90° C. for 5 h. Afterthe reaction, the mixture was subjected to column separation to obtainthe target compound (88 mg, 67%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 9.50 (br s, 2H), 7.81 (s, 1H), 7.20-7.65 (m,8H), 6.91 (s, 1H), 6.72 (d, J = 8.3 Hz, 1H), 5.68 (s, 2H).

MS (EI+): m/z = 484.0096 [M]⁺.

Example 113 Production of1-methyl-3-phenyl-5-(4-(pyrrolidine-1-yl)benzylidene)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-onhydrochloride (1aak HCl, Compound 113)

After1-methyl-3-phenyl-5-(4-(pyrrolidine-1-yl)benzylidene)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1aak, 10 mg) was dissolved in dichloromethane (0.3 mL), 2 M HCl/ether(0.3 mL) was added dropwise in an ice bath at 0° C. After stirring atroom temperature for 3 hours, drying under reduced pressure wasperformed to obtain the target compound (8.4 mg, ~78%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 8.23 (br s, 2H), 7.27-7.70 (m, 5H), 6.80 (brs, 1H), 6.54 (br s, 2H), 3.90 (br s, 3H), 3.39 (br s, 4H), 2.04 (br s,4H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 412 [M+H]⁺.

Example 114 Production of1-methyl-5-(4-pyrrolidine-1-yl)benzylidene-2-selenoxo-3-(4-tolyl)imidazolidine-4-onhydrochloride (1abk HCl, Compound 114)

After1-methyl-5-(4-pyrrolidine-1-yl)benzylidene-2-selenoxo-3-(4-tolyl)imidazolidine-4-on(1abk, 10 mg) was dissolved in dichloromethane (0.3 mL), 2 M HCl/ether(0.3 mL) was added dropwise in an ice bath at 0° C. After stirring atroom temperature for 3 hours, drying under reduced pressure wasperformed to obtain the target compound (10.5 mg, ~97%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 8.35 (br s, 1H), 7.05-7.50 (m, 5H), 3.66 (s,3H), 3.10-3.30 (m, 4H), 2.40 (s, 3H), 2.00-2.20 (m, 4H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 426 [M+H]⁺.

Example 115 Production of1-methyl-5-(4-(4-methylpiperazine-1-yl)benzylidene)-2-selenoxo-3-(4-tolyl)imidazoline-4-onhydrochloride (1abt HCl, Compound 115)

After1-methyl-5-(4-(4-methylpiperazine-1-yl)benzylidene)-2-selenoxo-3-(4-tolyl)-imidazolidine-4-on(1abt, 21 mg) was dissolved in dioxane (0.3 mL), 4 M HCl/dioxane (70 uL)was added dropwise in an ice bath at 0° C. After stirring at roomtemperature for 3 hours, drying under reduced pressure was performed toobtain the target compound (20 mg, 87%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 10.6 (s, 1H), 8.23 (d, J = 8.6 Hz, 2H), 7.30(d, J = 8.1 Hz, 2H), 7.23 (d, J = 7.9 Hz, 2H), 7.19 (s, 1H), 7.05 (d, J= 8.9 Hz, 2H), 3.77 (s, 3H), 2.81 (s, 3H), 2.38 (s, 3H).

MS (EI): m/z = 454.1269 [M-HCl]⁺

Example 116 Production of1-methyl-5-(4-((2-morpholinoethyl)amino)benzylidene)-2-selenoxo-3-(4-tolyl)imidazoridine-4-onhydrochloride (1abw HCl, Compound 116)

After1-methyl-5-(4-((2-morpholinoethyl)amino))benzylidene)-2-selenoxo-3-(4-tolyl)-imidazolidine-4-on(1abw, 17 mg) was dissolved in dichloromethane (0.3 mL), 4 M HCl/dioxane(90 uL) was added dropwise in an ice bath at 0° C. After stirring atroom temperature for 3 hours, drying under reduced pressure wasperformed to obtain the target compound (18 mg, ~96%) .

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 11.34 (br s, 1H), 8.19 (d, J = 8.7 Hz, 2H),7.30 (d, J = 8.2 Hz, 2H), 7.22 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 2H), 7.15 (s, 1H), 6.71(d, J = 8.8 Hz, 2H), 3.84-4.14 (m, 8H), 3.77 (s, 3H), 3.46-3.65 (m, 4H),2.38 (s, 3H).

MS (EI): m/z = 484.1380 [M-HCl]⁺

Example 117 Production of3-(4-ethylphenyl)-1-methyl-5-(4-(piperidine-1-yl)benzylidene)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-onhydrochloride (1ach HCl, Compound 117)

After3-(4-ethylphenyl)-1-methyl-5-(4-(piperidine-1-yl)benzylidene)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1ach, 10 mg) was dissolved in dichloromethane (0.3 mL), 2 M HCl/ether(0.3 mL) was added dropwise in an ice bath at 0° C. After stirring atroom temperature for 3 hours, drying under reduced pressure wasperformed to obtain the target compound (10.3 mg, ∼100%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDC1₃) δ 8.10 (br s, 1H), 6.90-8.00 (m, 9H), 3.20-4.50(br s, 5H), 2.69 (br s, 2H), 1.40-1.70 (m, 6H), 1.23 (br s, 3H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 454 [M+H-HC1]⁺.

Example 118 Production of3-hexyl-1-methyl-5-(4-((2-morpholinoethyl)amino)benzylidene)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-onhydrochloride (1ajw HCl, Compound 118)

After3-hexyl-1-methyl-5-(4-((2-morpholinoethyl)amino)benzylidene)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1ajw, 20 mg) was dissolved in dichloromethane (0.3 mL), 2 M HCl/ether(0.3 mL) was added dropwise in an ice bath at 0° C. After stirring atroom temperature for 3 hours, drying under reduced pressure wasperformed to obtain the target compound (24 mg, ∼1000).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDC1₃) δ 9.37 (br s, 1H), 8.10 (br s, 2H), 6.84 (br s,2H), 6.65 (s, 1H), 3.95-4.10 (m, 4H), 3.71 (s, 2H), 3.55-3.70 (m, 2H),3.35-3.53 (.m, 4H), 2.85-3.30 (m, 4H), 1.85-1.98 (m, 2H), 1.60-1.82 (m,2H), 1.26-1.44 (m, 4H), 0.84-0.99 (m, 3H).

MS (EI): m/z = 478.1849 [M-HCl]⁺.

Example 119 Production of1-methyl-3-phenethyl-5-(4-(pyrrolidine-1-yl)benzylidene)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-onHydrochloride (1ahk HC1, Compound 119)

After1-methyl-3-phenethyl-5-(4-(pyrrolidine-1-yl)benzylidene)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1ahk, 10 mg) was dissolved in dichloromethane (0.5 mL), 2 M HCl/ether(0.3 mL) was added dropwise in an ice bath at 0° C. After stirring atroom temperature for 3 hours, drying under reduced pressure wasperformed to obtain the target compound (10.1 mg, ∼100%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDC1₃) δ 6.70-8.30 (m, 11H), 3.75-4.80 (br s, 4H), 3.69(s, 3H), 2.60-3.65 (m, 4H), 1.23 (br s, 4H), 0.82 (br s, 2H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 462 [M+Na-HCl]¹.

Example 120 Production of3-cyclopentyl-5-(4-(dimethylamino)benzylidene)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-onHydrochloride (1akc HC1, Compound 120)

After3-cyclopentyl-5-(4-(dimethylamino)benzylidene)-1-methyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1akc, 10 mg) was dissolved in dichloromethane (0.5 mL), 2 M HCl/ether(0.3 mL) was added dropwise in an ice bath at 0° C. After stirring atroom temperature for 3 hours, drying under reduced pressure wasperformed to obtain the target compound (11 mg, ~ 97%) .

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDC1₃) δ 7.30-8.90 (br s, 5H), 6.91 (br s, 2H), 5.23(br s, 1H), 2.52-4.10 (m, 9H), 1.80-2.50 (m, 4H), 1.64 (br s, 2H), 1.25(br s, 2H).

MS (ESI): m/z = 378 [M+H-HCl]⁺.

Example 121 Production of5-(2,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-3-(3-morpholinopropyl)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-onHydrochloride (1aqa HC1, Compound 121)

After5-(2,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-1-methyl-3-(3-morpholinopropyl)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1aqa, 10 mg) was dissolved in dichloromethane (0.5 mL), 4 M HCl/dioxane(59 uL) was added dropwise in an ice bath at 0° C. After stirring atroom temperature for 3 hours, drying under reduced pressure wasperformed to obtain the target compound (2.9 mg, 26%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 10.5 (s, 1H), 10.2 (br s, 2H), 8.57 (d, J =8.9 Hz, 0.8H), 8.22 (d, J = 8.6 Hz, 0.2H), 7.28 (s, 0.8H), 6.60 (s,0.2H), 6.42 (d, J = 2.3 Hz, 6.37 (d, J = 2.3 Hz, 0.2H), 6.29 (dd, J =8.9, 2.3 Hz, 0.8H),6.20-6.26 (m, 0.2H), 3.89-4.06 (m, 4H), 3.67 (s,2.4H), 3.56 (s, 0.6H), 2.93-3.21 (m, 8H), 1.93-2.20 (m, 2H).

MS (EI): m/z = 425.0855 [M-HCl]⁺.

Example 122 Production of5-(4-fluorobenzylidene)-1-methyl-3-(3-morpholinopropyl)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-onHydrochloride (1aqx HC1, Compound 122)

After5-(4-fluorobenzylidene)-1-methyl-3-(3-morpholinopropyl)-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on(1aqx, 14.5 mg) was dissolved in dichloromethane (0.5 mL), 4 MHCl/dioxane (100 uL) was added dropwise in an ice bath at 0° C. Afterstirring at room temperature for 3 hours, drying under reduced pressurewas performed to obtain the target compound (17 mg, 100%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 10.7 (br s, 1H), 8.17-8.29 (m, 1.5H),7.98-8.09 (m, 0.5H), 7.55-7.64 (m, 0.5H), 7.38-7.48 (m, 1.5H), 7.05 (s,0.7H), 6.57 (s, 0.3H), 3.87-4.05 (m, 2H), 3.71-3.82 (m, 2H), 3.70 (s,2H), 3.57 (s, 1H), 2.90-3.20 (m, 6H), 1.40-1.76 (m, 4H).

MS (EI): m/z = 411.0859 [M-HCl]⁺.

Experimental Example 1 Evaluation of Activity to Inhibit Generation ofReactive Oxygen Species and Spore Germination Through NOX EnzymeInhibition

When NADPH oxidase (NOX), which is involved in the generation ofreactive oxygen species in red mold, is inhibited, normal mycelialgrowth is inhibited, abnormal form of monocyclic conidia is formed, andgermination is inhibited. The abnormal phenotype caused by the reductionof reactive oxygen species in red mold can be easily observed under anoptical microscope. Through this, the ability to inhibit generation ofreactive oxygen species through NOX inhibition was evaluated.

Specifically, for the evaluation of compound activity, 0.1 mM of thecompound was added to a minimum medium (MM20) spore suspension dilutedto ⅕. Spores (105/ml) of wild-type red mold strain GZ3639 wereinoculated into the medium and cultured at 25° C. for 24 h, followed bymicroscopic observation. Compounds having a germination inhibition rateand microcycle conidiation to be 50% or more of those in normalgermination were selected, and their activities were evaluated atconcentrations of 50 µM, 25 µM, and 10 µM. At this time, the activity ofsubstances having a germination inhibition rate of 95% at 10 µM wasfurther evaluated at concentrations of 5 µM, 1 µM, 0.5 µM, and 0.1 µM.Based on the result of this evaluation, the compound concentration(inhibitory concentration 50%, IC₅₀) at which the spore germinationinhibition rate was 50% was determined.

The IC₅₀ evaluation results of the compounds of the present disclosureare shown in Table 2 below. However, Examples in Table 2 below show somecompounds which are selected and tested among the compounds of thepresent disclosure, and the present invention is not limited to thecompounds listed in Table 2 below, and compounds not listed in Table 2also exhibit the activity to inhibit generation of reactive oxygenspecies and spore germination through NOX enzyme inhibition.

TABLE 2 Compound number Compound IC50 (µM) 1 1aaa 20 3 1aac 26 7 1aak 168 1aam 41 9 1aan 37 11 1abb 46 15 1abh 11 16 1abi 46 17 1abk 11 18 1abl13 19 1abn 41 22 1abv 2.3 23 1abw 5.2 24 1aca 14 27 1ace 9.0 28 1ach 1129 1aci 11 31 1acn 30 35 1ada 31 36 1adb 46 37 1add 20 38 1ade 56 391adn 27 40 1aeb 42 41 1aha 9.8 43 1ahc 23 44 1ahe 1.0 52 1ahs 3.5 551aia 1.0 56 1aib 18 57 1aic 46 58 1aie 18 59 1aja 0.68 60 1ajb 6.0 611ajc 33 62 1aje 5.0 63 1ajs 0.50 67 1ajy 0.45 68 1aka 3.0 69 1akb 14 701akc 26 71 1akd 26 75 1alc 23 85 1aqi 5.0 88 1are 18 89 1asa 13 93 1aua2.9 95 1baa 22 96 1bad 44 101 1bci 45 102 1bck 40 104 1cab 23 106 1cad34 107 1cae 23 108 1cca 22 109 1ccd 29 110 1cce 23 111 1cdb 26 112 1ccd31

As shown in Table 2, the compounds of the present invention exhibitexcellent activity (IC₅₀). In particular, a large number of compoundshave an IC₅₀ value of 5 µM or less.

Experimental Example 2 Evaluation of Effect of Inhibiting Generation ofReactive Oxygen Species

It is known that reactive oxygen species are generated by inhibition ofmitochondria, activation of NOX enzyme, and the like when MPP+ orrotenone is administered to a cell line. Since the reactive oxygenspecies generated at this time react with the CM-H2DCFDA reagent to befluorescent, the reactive oxygen species can be indirectly quantified.

Specifically, the SH-SY5Y cell line was treated with Compound 1aaa(Compound 1, 10 µM), apocynin (5 µM), or allopurinol (50 µM), and thenwith MPP+ (2 mM) or rotenone (2 µM) for 24 hours. The effect of eachcompound to inhibit the generation of reactive oxygen species isillustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3 as a relative percentage to that of thecontrol group.

As illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3 , it has been confirmed that Compound1aaa of the present invention effectively inhibits the increasedgeneration of reactive oxygen species after exposure of the SH-SY5Y cellline to MPP+ or rotenone.

Experimental Example 3 Experiment to Evaluate Cell Viability

When a cell line is treated with a neurotoxic substance MPP+ orrotenone, the neurotoxic substance exhibits cytotoxicity, and the viablecells at this time can be measured through MTT assay.

Specifically, the SH-SY5Y cell line was treated with 0.5 µM of Compound1aaa (Compound 1), 1aca (Compound 24), lace (Compound 27), 1ahe(Compound 44) or 1aje (Compound 62) and then with MPP+ (2 mM) orrotenone (2 µM) for 24 hours. Cell viability in the case of beingtreated with each compound is illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 5 .

As illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 5 , it has been confirmed that Compounds1aaa, 1aca, lace, 1ahe, and 1aje of the present invention significantlyinhibit cell death, which is reduced by MPP+ or rotenone, and improvecell viability.

Experimental Example 4 Evaluation of Alpha-synuclein AggregationInhibitory Effect

When rotenone is administered to nerve cells, phosphorylation, namelyaggregation of alpha-synuclein occurs. Phosphorylation, aggregation ofalpha-synuclein can be observed and quantified through Western blotting.

Specifically, the SH-SY5Y cell line was treated with Compound 1aaa(Compound 1, 10 µM) and then with rotenone. Thereafter, Western blottingwas performed to measure the expression levels of alpha-synuclein andphosphorylated alpha-synuclein, and the results are illustrated in FIG.6 .

As illustrated in FIG. 6 , it has been confirmed that phosphorylation ofalpha-synuclein by rotenone is significantly reduced by the treatmentwith Compound 1aaa of the present invention. Consequently, it can beseen that Compound 1aaa of the present invention has an effect ofinhibiting alpha-synuclein aggregation by inhibiting phosphorylation ofalpha-synuclein.

Experimental Example 5 Evaluation of Nrf-2 Induction Effect

When oxidative stress caused by reactive oxygen species increases incells, the synthesis of antioxidants increases in response to this. Oneof the transcription factors mediating this antioxidant response isNrf-2. As the transcription factor Nrf-2 enters the nucleus and theexpression of genes related to antioxidation increases, the antioxidantcapacity of cells increases.

Specifically, the SH-SY5Y cell line was exposed to Compound 1aaa(Compound 1, 10 µM) for 24 hours and then the cells were taken.Thereafter, the nuclear fraction was extracted, then Western blottingwas performed to analyze the amount of Nrf-2 in the nucleus, and theresults are illustrated in FIG. 7 .

As illustrated in FIG. 7 , it has been confirmed that the amount ofNrf-2 in the nucleus is increased by about 1.5 times by the treatmentwith Compound 1aaa of the present invention. Consequently, it can beseen that Compound 1aaa of the present invention activates the cellularantioxidant system by increasing the induction and nuclear import ofNrf-2.

Experimental Example 6 Evaluation of Efficacy of Inhibiting Nerve CellDeath

The dopaminergic neuronal cell protecting effect of the compound of thepresent invention was evaluated in an animal model of Parkinson’sdisease. The animal model used was 7-week-old C57B16/J mice (23 to 25g), to which MPTP (15 mg/kg) was administered 4 times at 1.5 hourintervals. For 1 to 2 days after administration, behavior was noticeablyslowed and gradually recovered. In 1 week after MPTP administration,behavior was almost normalized to a level similar to that of normalmice. However, fine and precise motor skills were decreased, dopamineconcentration in the striatum was significantly reduced, andhistopathologically, dopamine neurons were significantly reduced in thesubstantia nigra.

6-1. Evaluation 1

In order to evaluate the efficacy of the compounds of the presentinvention, Compounds 1aaa (Compound 1), lace (Compound 27), 1ahe(Compound 44) and 1aje (Compound 62) were each administered at a dose of5 mg/kg for 1 week, then MPTP (15 mg/kg x 4 times) was injected. Thesecompounds were additionally administered for 1 week, and then dopamineinnervation in the substantia nigra region was analyzed throughimmunostaining.

Specifically, selegiline, 1aaa, lace, 1ahe, 1aje, and apocynin wereadministered at a dose of 5 mg/kg for 7 days, then MPTP (15 mg/kg x 4times) was administered to induce damage to dopaminergic neurons. After7 days of additional administration of the compounds at the same dose,the animals were sacrificed. Immunostaining was performed using tyrosinehydroxylase antibody to measure the survival rate of substantia nigradopaminergic neurons. After immunostaining, the number of survivingdopaminergic neurons was analyzed. The results are illustrated in FIG. 8.

As illustrated in FIG. 8 , the compounds of the present inventionexhibited a nerve cell death inhibitory effect, and in particular,Compound lace exhibited a greatly excellent effect as the survival ratein this group was 79.6% of that in the control group. This indicatesthat the compounds of the present invention have an excellent effect ofrecovering the survival rate from 32.5% in the control group up to 79.6%(by about 2.5 times).

6-2. Evaluation 2

In order to evaluate the efficacy of the compounds of the presentinvention, Compounds 1abv (Compound 22), 1abw (Compound 23), and 1ahs(Compound 52) were each intraperitoneally administered at a dose of 5mg/kg for 1 week or orally administered at a dose of 50 mg/kg, then MPTP(15 mg/kg x 4 times) was injected. These compounds were additionallyadministered for 1 week, and then dopamine innervation in the substantianigra region was analyzed through immunostaining. The results areillustrated in FIG. 9 .

As illustrated in FIG. 9 , the compounds of the present inventionexhibited a nerve cell death inhibitory effect, and in particular,Compounds 1abv and 1abw exhibited a greatly excellent effect as thesurvival rate in these groups was 67.8% and 72.3%, respectively, of thatin the control group. This indicates that the compounds of the presentinvention have an excellent effect of increasing the survival rate ofneuronal cells by about two times that in the control group (MPTPadministration group, 37.1%).

6-3. Evaluation 3

In order to evaluate the dopaminergic neuroprotective effect of thecompounds of the present invention, Compounds 1aja (Compound 59) and1abk (Compound 17) were each intraperitoneally administered at a dose of5 mg/kg for 1 week, then MPTP (15 mg/kg x 4 times) was injected. Thesecompounds were additionally administered for 1 week. Afterimmunostaining using brain slices from each group, survivingdopaminergic neurons were photographed under a microscope and analyzed.The results are illustrated in FIG. 10 .

As illustrated in FIG. 10 , the compounds of the present inventionexhibited a nerve cell death inhibitory effect, and Compounds 1aja and1abk exhibited a significant dopaminergic neuroprotective effect as thesurvival rate in these groups was 76% and 66%, respectively, of that inthe control group when intraperitoneally administered.

6-4. Evaluation 4

In order to evaluate the dopaminergic neuroprotective effect of thecompounds of the present invention, Compounds 1ajs (Compound 63), 1ajy(Compound 67), and 1aqj (Compound 85) were each intraperitoneallyadministered at a dose of 5 mg/kg for 1 week, then MPTP (15 mg/kg x 4times) was injected. These compounds were additionally administered for1 week. After immunostaining using brain slices from each group,surviving dopaminergic neurons were photographed under a microscope andanalyzed. The results are illustrated in FIG. 11 .

As illustrated in FIG. 11 , the compounds of the present inventionexhibited a nerve cell death inhibitory effect, and in particular,Compounds 1ajy and 1aqj exhibited a significant dopaminergicneuroprotective effect as the survival rate in these groups was 50.6%and 75.1%, respectively, of that in the control group whenintraperitoneally administered.

Experimental Example 7 Evaluation of Behavioral Activity 7-1. Evaluation1

In order to evaluate the behavioral activation by the compounds of thepresent invention, Compounds lace (Compound 27), 1ahe (Compound 44), and1abv (Compound 22) were each intraperitoneally administered at a dose of5 mg/kg for 1 week, then MPTP (15 mg/kg x 4 times) was injected. Thesecompounds were additionally administered for 1 week. A beam test and achallenge beam test were conducted 1 day before and 2 days after MPTPadministration, respectively. The results are illustrated in FIG. 12 .

As illustrated in FIG. 12 , it has been found that Compounds lace and1abv of the present invention reduces the time for mice to reach thehome cage by 50% or more compared to that in the control group (MPTPadministration group). Through this, it has been confirmed thatCompounds lace and 1abv effectively inhibit MPTP-induced damage todopaminergic nerves and improve behavioral activity.

7-2. Evaluation 2

In order to evaluate the behavioral activation by the compounds of thepresent invention, Compounds 1ajs (Compound 63), 1ajy (Compound 67), and1abw (Compound 23) were each intraperitoneally administered at a dose of5 mg/kg for 1 week, then MPTP (15 mg/kg x 4 times) was injected. Thesecompounds were additionally administered for 1 week. A beam test and achallenge beam test were conducted 2 days after MPTP administration. Theresults are illustrated in FIG. 13 .

As illustrated in FIG. 13 , as a result of the beam test, it has beenfound that Compounds 1ajs, 1ajy, and 1abw of the present inventionreduces the time for mice to reach the home cage by about 50% comparedto that in the control group (MPTP administration group). As a result ofthe challenge beam test, it has been found that Compounds 1ajs, 1ajy,and 1abw of the present invention reduces the time for mice to reach thehome cage by about 40% to 50% compared to that in the control group(MPTP administration group). Through this, it has been confirmed thatCompounds 1ajs, 1ajy and 1abw effectively inhibit the decrease inbehavioral activity caused by MPTP.

Experimental Example 8 Evaluation of Pharmacokinetic Properties

The bioavailability (BA) and pharmacokinetic properties of the compoundsof the present invention were evaluated in an animal model. Thecompounds were administered to 8-week-old SD rats (300 to 350 g) at adose of 2 to 5 mg/kg through oral and intravenous administration routes.After administration, blood was collected at regular time intervals andthe time course of blood concentration was analyzed. Based on this,pharmacokinetic parameters including bioavailability were examined, andthe results are shown in Table 3 below.

TABLE 3 Compound number Compound BA, F (%) 1 1aaa 13 15 1abh 11 21 1abu11 22 1abv 55 27 1ace 31 44 1ahe 73 59 1aja 23 (Margin of error omitted)

Experimental Example 9 Toxicity Evaluation 9-1. Single Acute ToxicityEvaluation 1

Acute toxicity properties after single administration of the compound ofthe present invention were evaluated in an animal model. Compound 1aaa(Compound 1) was orally administered to 8-week-old ICR mice (30 to 35 g)at a dose of 1000 mg/kg, and changes in body weight and changes by acutetoxicity were observed for 1 week after administration. Among others,the changes in body weight when Compound 1aaa is administered are shownin Table 4 below.

TABLE 4 Number of days (day) 0 1 2 3 5 7 Control group 100 98.41 99.68104.14 107.96 110.51 Compound 1aaa 100 98.06 101.29 104.85 106.47 109.39(Margin of error omitted)

As shown in Table 4, after administration of Compound 1aaa of thepresent invention, there was no change in body weight and a specificacute toxicity phenomenon was not observed. In addition, there was nochange in organ weight, and no specific findings were found in theautopsy report.

9-2. Single Acute Toxicity Evaluation 2

Acute toxicity properties after single administration of the compoundsof the present invention were evaluated in an animal model. Compounds1abv (Compound 22), lace (Compound 27), 1ahe (Compound 44), 1ahs(Compound 52), 1aja (Compound 59), 1ajs (Compound 63) and 1aqj (Compound85) were orally administered to 8-week-old ICR mice (30 to 35 g) at adose of 2000 mg/kg, and changes in body weight and changes by acutetoxicity were observed for 2 weeks after administration. Among others,the changes in body weight when the compounds are administered are shownin Table 5 below.

TABLE 5 Number of days (day) 0 2 4 8 10 14 Control group 100 100.6 101.8106.6 109.6 109.8 Compound 1abv 100 99.0 100.0 102.5 103.4 105.0Compound 1ace 100 99.2 100.3 102.1 103.5 105.5 Compound 1ahe 100 98.6100.9 104.2 105.5 106.0 Compound 1ahs 100 97.6 100.0 103.8 104.5 105.0Compound 1aja 100 95.6 102.8 105.8 107.8 107.6 Compound 1ajs 100 94.391.9 96.7 101.6 99.4 Compound 1aqj 100 94.6 99.8 104.8 105.9 106.6(Margin of error omitted)

As shown in Table 5, after administration of the compounds of thepresent invention, there was no change in body weight and a specificacute toxicity phenomenon was not observed. In addition, there was nochange in organ weight, and specific findings were not found in theautopsy report.

1. A compound represented by the following Chemical Formula 1 or apharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound:

where, R₁ and R₁′ are each independently selected from the groupconsisting of hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, an arylgroup, heteroaryl, benzyl, and a phenethyl group, or R₁ and R₁′ may bondto each other to form a single ring; R₂ and R₃ are each independentlyhydrogen, halo, cyano, alkyl, alkoxy, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl,heterocycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl-alkyl, aryl, aryl-alkyl, orheteroaryl; and the alkyl, alkoxy, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl,heterocycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl-alkyl, aryl, aryl-alkyl, orheteroaryl may not be substituted or may be substituted with one or moregroups selected from the group consisting of hydroxy; halogen; alkyl;-alkyl-hydroxy; -heterocycloalkyl-alkyl-hydroxy; -NHalkyl-O-alkyl-hydroxy; -NH alkyl-O-alkyl-halogen; -NHalkyl-heterocycloalkyl; alkoxy; amino; dialkylamino; nitro; cyano;carbonyl; cycloalkyl; heterocycloalkyl unsubstituted or substituted withalkyl; aryl; and heteroaryl.
 2. The compound represented by ChemicalFormula 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compoundaccording to claim 1, wherein R₁ and R₁′ are each independently selectedfrom the group consisting of hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₃-C₈ cycloalkyl,C₃-C₈ heterocycloalkyl, C₆-C₁₀ aryl, C₅-C₁₀ heteroaryl, benzyl and aphenethyl group, or R₁ and R₁′ may bond to each other to form a singlering.
 3. The compound represented by Chemical Formula 1 or apharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound according to claim 1,wherein

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 4. The compound represented by Chemical Formula 1 or apharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound according to claim 1,wherein R₂ is hydrogen; C₁-C₁₂ alkyl unsubstituted or substituted withhalogen; C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl; -C₁-C₆ alkyl-C₃-C₁₀ heterocycloalkylcontaining one or more heteroatoms selected from the group consisting ofN, S and O; -C₆-C₁₀ aryl unsubstituted or substituted with halogen orC₁-C₁₂ alkyl; or -C₁-C₆ alkyl-C₆-C₁₀ aryl.
 5. The compound representedby Chemical Formula 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of thecompound according to claim 1, wherein R₂ is hydrogen; C₁-C₁₂ alkyl;C₁-C₆ alkyl substituted with halogen; C₃-C₈ cycloalkyl; -C₁-C₆alkyl-C₃-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl containing heteroatoms N and O; -C₆-C₁₀aryl unsubstituted or substituted with halogen or C₁-C₆ alkyl; or -C₁-C₆alkyl-C₆-C₁₀ aryl.
 6. The compound represented by Chemical Formula 1 ora pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound according to claim 1,wherein R₂ is hydrogen; C₁-C₁₂ alkyl; C₁-C₆ alkyl substituted withhalogen; C₃-C₈ cycloalkyl; -C₁-C₆ alkyl-morpholine; phenyl unsubstitutedor substituted with halogen or C₁-C₆ alkyl; or -C₁-C₆ alkyl-phenyl. 7.The compound represented by Chemical Formula 1 or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt of the compound according to claim 1, wherein R₃ isC₆-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl, C₆-C₁₀ aryl or C₆-C₁₀ heteroaryl, and theheterocycloalkyl, aryl or heteroaryl is not substituted or issubstituted with one or more groups selected from the group consistingof hydroxy; halogen; C₁-C₆ alkyl; -C₁-C₆ alkyl-hydroxy; -C₃-C₈heterocycloalkyl-C₁-C₆ alkyl-hydroxy; -NHC₁-C₆ alkyl-O-C₁-C₆alkyl-hydroxy; -NHC₁-C₆ alkyl-O-C₁-C₆ alkyl-halogen; -NHC₁-C₆alkyl-C₃-C₈ heterocycloalkyl; C₁-C₆ alkoxy; amino; di-C₁-C₆ alkylamino;and C₃-C₈ heterocycloalkyl unsubstituted or substituted with C₁-C₆alkyl.
 8. The compound represented by Chemical Formula 1 or apharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound according to claim 1,wherein R₃ is C₆-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl having a heteroatom N, C₆-C₁₀ arylor C₆-C₁₀ heteroaryl having a heteroatom N, and the heterocycloalkyl,aryl or heteroaryl is not substituted or is substituted with one or moregroups selected from the group consisting of hydroxy; halogen; C₁-C₆alkyl; -C₁-C₆ alkyl-hydroxy; -C₃-C₈ heterocycloalkyl-C₁-C₆alkyl-hydroxy; -NHC₁-C₆ alkyl-O-C₁-C₆ alkyl-hydroxy; -NHC₁-C₆alkyl-O-C₁-C₆ alkyl-halogen; -NHC₁-C₆ alkyl-C₃-C₈ heterocycloalkyl;C₁-C₆ alkoxy; amino; di-C₁-C₆ alkylamino; and C₃-C₈ heterocycloalkylunsubstituted or substituted with C₁-C₆ alkyl.
 9. The compoundrepresented by Chemical Formula 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltof the compound according to claim 1, wherein R₃ is phenyl, naphthyl,pyridine, piperazine, or imidazole, and the phenyl, naphthyl, pyridine,piperazine, or imidazole is not substituted or is substituted with oneor more groups selected from the group consisting of hydroxy; halogen;C₁-C₆ alkyl; -C₁-C₆ alkyl-hydroxy; -piperazine-C₁-C₆ alkyl-hydroxy;-NHC₁-C₆ alkyl-O-C₁-C₆ alkyl-hydroxy; -NHC₁-C₆ alkyl-O-C₁-C₆alkyl-halogen; -NHC₁-C₆ alkyl-morpholine; C₁-C₆ alkoxy; amino; di-C₁-C₆alkylamino; pyrrolidine; piperidine; piperazine unsubstituted orsubstituted with C₁-C₆ alkyl; and morpholine.
 10. The compoundrepresented by Chemical Formula 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltof the compound according to claim 1, which is selected from the groupconsisting of the following compounds: Compound Structural formula 1

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 11. A method for preventing or treating neurodegenerative diseasecomprising administering the compound according to claim 1 to anindividual.
 12. The method for preventing or treating neurodegenerativedisease according to claim 11, wherein the neurodegenerative disease isselected from the group consisting of Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’sdisease, Huntington’s disease, Lou Gehrig’s disease, and Lewy bodyrelated disease.
 13. A method for producing a compound represented bythe following Chemical Formula 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltof the compound, the method comprising: reacting an amine compoundrepresented by the following Chemical Formula 5 with formic acid toproduce a formamide compound represented by the following ChemicalFormula 6; reacting the formamide compound with selenium (Se) under acondition containing one or more selected from the group consisting oftriphosgene, dichloromethane, and triethylamine to produce anisoselenocyanate compound represented by the following Chemical Formula7; reacting the isoselenocyanate compound with an amino acid compoundrepresented by the following Chemical Formula 8 in a solvent to producea 1-alkyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on compound represented by thefollowing Chemical Formula 9; and reacting the1-alkyl-2-selenoxoimidazolidine-4-on compound with an aldehyde-basedcompound represented by the following Chemical Formula 10 to produce thecompound represented by Chemical Formula 1:

where, R₁ and R₁’ are each independently selected from the groupconsisting of hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, an arylgroup, heteroaryl, benzyl, and a phenethyl group, or R₁ and R₁’ may bondto each other to form a single ring; R₂ and R₃ are each independentlyhydrogen, halo, cyano, alkyl, alkoxy, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl,heterocycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl-alkyl, aryl, aryl-alkyl, orheteroaryl; and the alkyl, alkoxy, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl,heterocycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl-alkyl, aryl, aryl-alkyl, orheteroaryl may not be substituted or may be substituted with one or moregroups selected from the group consisting of hydroxy; halogen; alkyl;-alkyl-hydroxy; -heterocycloalkyl-alkyl-hydroxy; -NHalkyl-O-alkyl-hydroxy; -NH alkyl-O-alkyl-halogen; -NHalkyl-heterocycloalkyl; alkoxy; amino; dialkylamino; nitro; cyano;carbonyl; cycloalkyl; heterocycloalkyl unsubstituted or substituted withalkyl; aryl; and heteroaryl.
 14. The method for producing a compoundrepresented by Chemical Formula 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltof the compound according to claim 13, wherein

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 15. The method for producing a compound represented by ChemicalFormula 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compoundaccording to claim 13, wherein R₂ is hydrogen; C₁-C₁₂ alkyl; C₁-C₆ alkylsubstituted with halogen; C₃-C₈ cycloalkyl; -C₁-C₆ alkyl-morpholine;phenyl unsubstituted or substituted with halogen or C₁-C₆ alkyl; or-C₁-C₆ alkylphenyl.
 16. The method for producing a compound representedby Chemical Formula 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of thecompound according to claim 13, wherein R₃ is phenyl, naphthyl,pyridine, piperazine, or imidazole, and the phenyl, naphthyl, pyridine,piperazine, or imidazole is not substituted or is substituted with oneor more groups selected from the group consisting of hydroxy; halogen;C₁-C₆ alkyl; -C₁-C₆ alkyl-hydroxy; -piperazine-C₁-C₆ alkyl-hydroxy;-NHC₁-C₆ alkyl-O-C₁-C₆ alkyl-hydroxy; -NHC₁-C₆ alkyl-O-C₁-C₆alkyl-halogen; -NHC₁-C₆ alkyl-morpholine; C₁-C₆ alkoxy; amino; di-C₁-C₆alkylamino; pyrrolidine; piperidine; piperazine unsubstituted orsubstituted with C₁-C₆ alkyl; and morpholine.
 17. The method forproducing a compound represented by Chemical Formula 1 or apharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound according to claim 13,wherein the solvent is one or more selected from the group consisting ofdioxane, methanol, ethanol, acetonitrile, tetrahydrofuran (THF),dimethylformamide (DMF), dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), and dichloroethylene(DCE).